Sextortion gangs target doctor and bank manager

Kolkata: Cops have warned netizens of sextortion gangs, operating from north India, after a doctor of south Kolkata and a bank manager were allegedly targeted in the city a couple of days ago. The victims alleged to have received video calls through social media platforms where the accused sought to interact with them for consultation, said cops.
The bank manager, who lodged a complaint with Jadavpur police, stated that as soon as he had received the call, a woman started texting him and suddenly, she played an obscene video.Having realized that he was being trapped, the bank manager disconnected the call. After two hours, he got an extortion call and the person on the other side of the phone threatened him, saying that he had committed an illegal act. The manager informed both the Jadavpur police and detective department about the matter.
This was for the third time in the city that a doctor fell victim to such crime. “I received a WhatsApp call and was asked whether I could see anything. Seconds later, I saw a video where a young woman was indulging in obscene acts,” said the doctor.
Cops suspect that the members of Bharatpur (Mewati) gangs or other offshoots in the city might be behind such crimes. Four such FIRs have been lodged with the police in the recent past. Last year a 61-year-old paediatric endocrinologist had fallen prey to cyber fraud while offering to treat a patient, who had sought his consultation through a video call. The Phoolbagan police had arrested two persons from Rajasthan in connection with this incident. Similar threats from another gang had forced a personal assistant of actor Ankush Hazra to end his life in March last year. That time too, a man from Rajasthan was nabbed and his minor son was also apprehended.