A gang of 10, including 2 women held for blackmailing HC official

Police found that the accused from Davanagere had formed a gang to mint money through honey-trapping

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Busting a honeytrap extortion racket, the Kamakshipalya police arrested at least 10 people, including two women, on Saturday, for allegedly blackmailing a High Court official. The official Jairam had filed a complaint alleging that a gang had tried to extort money from him.

As per his complaint, Jairam got introduced to one Anuradha two years ago in court. After a few months, she again met him and obtained a loan of Rs.10,000, promising to repay it in a few days. After returning the money, she again requested Rs. 5,000 as a loan from him in October, however this time she requested Jairam to visit her residence.

As Jairam was coming out of her house after giving her the money, he was overpowered by four men, who dragged him back and demanded Rs. 2 lakh from him. When he refused, one of the accused then called up Jairam’s wife and children and told them that he had attempted to rape his wife. Later, Jairam lodged a case of robbery against the accused people at Kamakshipalya Police Station.

The police, who took up the investigations, found that the accused from Davanagere City had formed a gang to mint money through honey-trapping. The gang was also involved in rowdy activities.

The police identified the victims as Siddesh, 26, Anuradha, 25, Guna, 23, Chethan, 19, Ravi Kumar, 25, Prashanth Kumar, 19, Karthik Kumar, 22, Surya, 20, Kavya, 35 and Jayaram, 55. The police suspect that the gang would have trapped many victims and are investigating the case furthe