Three held for online extortion in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: The Cyber Crime Cell has arrested three persons, including two women, for allegedly operating an pornographic website and extorting money from users.
According to a senior police officer, the arrested individuals include Mohit Kumar, 28, a resident of Vijay Nagar, and two women aged 20 and 24.
The arrests were made following a raid at a local hotel after police received a tip-off.
"On June 11, acting on specific information about an illegal call centre, a police team raided the Mahadev Hotel near Bajaria, under the jurisdiction of Kotwali Police Station, and apprehended all three accused," the officer stated.
During the raid, police recovered two laptops, two mobile phones, a mask, and other objectionable items from the hotel room.
The investigation revealed that Mohit and one of the women had checked into the hotel posing as a couple and were later joined by the second woman. The trio allegedly ran an adult website, where they conducted explicit video calls and chats in exchange for money.
"During interrogation, it was found that the accused created fake profiles of women on adult websites. They would rent hotel rooms, engage in obscene acts over video calls, and entice users into performing similar acts.
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Payments were then transferred to their accounts," the officer explained.
All three have been booked under Section 67 of the Information Technology Act for publishing or transmitting obscene material electronically.
Police also named the alleged mastermind of the operation, Anju Tyagi, who is currently absconding. "She used to pay the accused between Rs 20,000 and Rs 25,000 per month for their involvement in these activities," the officer added.
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