Overview
- Deepa Mahaling Avatagi, 33, was detained at a Belagavi hotel by Tilakwadi police after complaints from businessmen.
- Investigators say she contacted targets via social media, exchanged explicit messages, invited them to lodges, then slipped away with phones, cash and car keys while the men bathed, with some victims later threatened for money.
- Officers recovered 11 mobile phones, a tablet, ₹14,000 in cash and multiple cars, with property valued at roughly ₹32.86 lakh.
- The case has been registered at Tilakwadi Police Station as the probe maps incidents captured on hotel CCTV and identifies additional victims.
- Police urged caution about unknown social-media contacts or escort-service offers, warning of theft and potential misuse of private moments.