Bengaluru: Woman honey trapping men with fake social media accounts held with lover


Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru (DC)

Bengaluru, Aug 12: A woman and her boyfriend along with his friend were arrested by the Soladevanahalli police for extorting money through honey trap.

Arpitha B N (22), her 25-year-old boyfriend Pavan Kumar and his friend Siddhartha (45) are the arrested. According to a complaint filed by one of the victim the trio were taken into custody.

Arpitha used to lure the men on social media platforms with fake profile pictures. First she would send friend requests to men and invite them over. Once they come to her place, she used to seduce them. Then his boyfriend and his friend would barge into the house as police officer and as a news reporter in a pre-planned strategy and would go on to rob him.

The victims then would be threatened of framing in an immoral trafficking case and send them to jail. The trio have looted several victims, say police.

Their extortion bid came to light when one of the victims, a grocery shop owner informed the police.

In his complaint, the victim stated that the woman took groceries from him and promised to pay later. She invited him over on the pretext of making the payment. Pavan and Siddhartha barged into the house and robbed him of gold jewellery worth Rs 1.3 lac by threatening him. They also forced him to withdraw Rs 55,000 from an ATM on July 31. They later blackmailed him, saying they had clicked and filmed him during his intimate moments with Arpitha. They threatened to upload the photos and videos to social media if he didn't pay up Rs 1 lac.

According to the police, the woman had married a relative five years ago but he had deserted her. After moving to Bengaluru, she befriended Pavan and the couple planned to extort men with the help of another accused Siddhartha, who posed as a policeman.

Police investigation showed that Arpitha had married a relative five years ago but her husband deserted her. She then moved to Bengaluru and befriended Pavan. The couple came up with the idea of honey trapping people to make a quick buck. Pavan roped in his friend, Siddhartha, who posed as a policeman.

  

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  • D'Souza, Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 13 2018

    Mr Jayesha...

    Where are you?

    Watch out!! The accused (in the above article) are not Christians nor are they Muslims. You have a one-track mind. At least now admit that nobody is perfect in this world. Not only Christians and Muslims but even Hindus can do mistakes.

    In most of your comments on any articles on Daijiworld you seem to always target the minorities. Please stop that.

    Now I wonder what the one-track minded rats have to say on this article.

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  • EULALIA DSOUZA, MANGALURU

    Mon, Aug 13 2018

    Why have you shown only lady's face ? Show the world face of these men too. When Leaders are busy looting this country, looting people's hard earned tax money, looting our freedom of speech, freedom of diet, freedom of expression, freedom of our Religion, this little looting is nothing.!!

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  • JNB, Mangalore-Mumbai

    Mon, Aug 13 2018

    Honey trappers well knows what is *minimum requirement for men.
    Like bank asking us to maintain minimum balance to avoid fine but they never maintain minimum balance in ATMS : government should fine Banks as well for not maintaining minimum balance as per the daily requirements of AAAM AAADAMI.

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  • Lionel Dsouza, Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 13 2018

    HONEY TRAPPING.....2014 WAS A YEAR OF HONEY TRAP....
    15LAKHS, 2CR JOBS, RAM MANDIR, CHOWKIDHAAR AND MANY MORE....
    THIS IS A RESULT OF NOT FULFILLING 2CR JOBS PA.....LIFE SENTENCE SHOULD BE GIVEN TO ALL 3....

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  • Dylan, Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 13 2018

    Otherwise sell pakoda's. What to do when people are looking for jobs. NAMO only fooled people of the country. Very sad...!!!

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  • Diva, MANGALURU

    Mon, Aug 13 2018

    You mean Pakoda sellers are fools.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Mon, Aug 13 2018

    People who give Pakoda Ideas ...

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  • El En Tea, Mumbai

    Mon, Aug 13 2018

    Easy money
    Fraudesters Honey tappers online lottery

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  • Manoj, Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 13 2018

    May be original police officer and news reporter!!

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  • Truth Teller, Karnataka

    Mon, Aug 13 2018

    Fully matching BJP strategy!. In 2014 also people of India were honeytrapped and once they fell into the trap, all are being looted since then!!!. Only the people who helped in this honeytrapping are enjoying the rewards and acche din!!!. Only now people are realising it's a trap!!

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  • Edmond, Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 13 2018

    Could you please tell me what is been looted in 4 years and also compare it with 2004 to 2014. And please don't tell he same story of neerav, Mallya and Lilith. All the scandals happened prior to 2014 which all indians know except people like you who are against the current government and supporting only one party.

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  • Nawaz, Udupi/ Kuwait

    Mon, Aug 13 2018

    @Edmond,
    You seem to be new to this part of the world. Everything from freedom, right to eat, right to speak, right of reporting of news Channel, Right to withdraw our own money from bank, looting by fuel prices, diluting the RTI act. Wasting of tax payer's money in utter flop schemes. And so many. The list goes on and on. But Bhakths cannot see it even if it is made open before them 100 times. They will ask same question 101st time.

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  • Truth Teller, Karnataka

    Mon, Aug 13 2018

    You are new to this forum! Take some time to read news and comments before you try to write like this!!!. It's like looking at water for few minutes and then jumping in to swim without knowing what is swimming!!!!

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  • Rocking Star, Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 13 2018

    Why the Boyz covered under mask? Why can’t Cops show their face too to the media...

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Mon, Aug 13 2018

    Why everything is Fake after 2014 ...

    DisAgree [18] Agree [36] Reply Report Abuse

  • Coman man, Udupi

    Mon, Aug 13 2018

    Yathaa Raja Thatha Prajyaaaaaa.

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  • Ali, Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 13 2018

    Y men's face is covered !!! N women's face is open !!! Don't get the logic behind it

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Mon, Aug 13 2018

    BJP Voters will get Offended ...

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  • Ronald D, Udupi

    Sun, Aug 12 2018

    Finally police ore able to catch some offline frausters! Online victims are still in hope police abilities!

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