Honey trap gang snares Lucknow lawyer, probe underway

To recall, in August final yr, the Allahabad excessive courtroom directed the CBI to probe allegations {that a} gang in Prayagraj had been submitting faux instances of rape and different crimes below the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act towards folks after which blackmailing them to pay as much as withdraw the false complaints. As many as 51 such uncertain instances have been listed earlier than the courtroom then.

Within the Lucknow incident, a girl had lodged the case of rape towards the lawyer in 2020 after which he was arrested and despatched to jail. The girl later compromised within the case after minting ₹ 5 lakh and the case was closed.

In a criticism given at Sushant Golf Metropolis police station of Lucknow, the lawyer Ayush Tiwari mentioned he first met the lady whereas travelling in a bus from Farrukhabad and steadily developed friendship three years in the past. He mentioned the lady later obtained some personal images clicked with him and began utilizing them to extort cash.

He mentioned the lady first obtained some costly items from him on the pretext of friendship after which a few of her gang members began blackmailing him, threatening to get him framed in a rape case. He mentioned he even needed to stay in jail for a number of months after the lady lodged an FIR of rape towards him however later she compromised in return for cash.

He mentioned some male members of the gang not too long ago began blackmailing him once more and threatened to once more get him framed within the rape case. Police are investigating the case.

Yet one more incident was reported from Mahanagar police station limits of Lucknow the place a non-public agency worker was blackmailed final week after a girl befriended him by Fb. The person has reported to the cybercrime cell and additional probe is underway.