Overview
- Crime Branch teams arrested a 32-year-old woman alleged to be the mastermind along with associates Sachin, 35, and Aamir Chaudhary on February 10.
- The case stems from a January 19 FIR after a Delhi Traffic Police official reported paying ₹1.2 lakh under threats to circulate a fabricated video.
- Investigators say the group used concealed cameras during challan proceedings and sent clips to a co-accused, Sumit, for editing to depict misconduct.
- Officers seized mobile phones linked to the operation, and sections 308(2), 61 and 238 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita were cited in the case filings.
- Police say the woman previously worked with a similar gang allegedly run by Ashok Kumar alias Babli, who died in December 2025, and that Aamir was arrested in a related Crime Branch case in April 2025.