“Thane: Wazir Sheikh alias Yusuf Baba and 6 others arrested for luring women through promises of ‘rain of money’ and blackmailing them with comprising videos”, Opindia, March 2, 2024:
“On Saturday (2nd March), Thane police (crime branch) revealed that they have arrested 7 accused including Wazir Sheikh alias Yusuf Baba for running a sextortion racket under the guise of a false godman. The accused used to lure the women with false promises and asked them to remove their clothes to get their desired results.
The secretly filmed videos of these women would later be used to blackmail them and extort money from them. The gang deceived 17 women before getting nabbed.
Saheblal Wazir Sheikh alias Yusuf Baba used to work with a gang, that used to trap innocent and poor women and girls living in bad circumstances. First, a woman or a girl was brought to Yusuf Baba by saying that he would end all the troubles, he would get a huge amount of money for them, and he would make them rich…..”
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