“Probe in phone snatching case leads to sextortion racket: Zubair among 2 arrested, police reveal they earned Rs 2.8 crores by blackmailing victims”, Opindia, December 19, 2023:
“The arrest of two accused in a phone snatching case led Gurgaon Police to bust a sextortion racket that allegedly extorted more than Rs 2.8 crores from numerous targets. The two accused Zubair Khan (19) and Waseem (21) were arrested earlier this week by Gurgaon Police in a phone snatching case. However, during the investigation, the accused led police to a string of cybercrimes of sextortion.
ACP (Crime) Varun Dahiya stated that during questioning, it was revealed that Waseem after robbing the complainant’s phone sold it to Zubair for Rs 7,000. He said, “Investigation and interrogation of the accused lead us to a string of complaints against Zubair for extortion.
He also revealed that others were involved in the crime. Zubair used the robbed phone to make WhatsApp video calls and defrauded several people of Rs 2.88 crore through extortion….”
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