Blackmailers Target Men On LGBTQ+ Dating App, Film Intimate Act To Demand Rs 1.4L

Ghaziabad, Feb 4: Ghaziabad police have arrested three people for allegedly using a gay dating app to trap individuals, record their private moments, and blackmail them for money.

The accused have been identified as Rinku, Ajay, and Shubham, while two more suspects are still on the run.

According to the police, the case came to light after a man filed a complaint stating that he had connected with someone on Grindr, a gay dating app. After chatting for some time, he was invited to a flat to meet in person. During their meeting, when they started getting intimate, a few other people present in the flat secretly recorded them. The victim was then threatened with the video and forced to transfer Rs 1.40 lakh to a bank account. After the incident, he approached the police and lodged a complaint.

Assistant Police Commissioner Swatantra Kumar Singh stated that the police immediately started tracking the suspects. “We received a tip-off that the accused would be near NDRF Road today. A police team set up a checkpost and arrested them. Rinku is the mastermind of this gang, and the other arrested accused are Shubham and Ajay. Ajay was the one who lured the victim to the flat. The other two suspects will also be arrested soon,” he said.