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Delhi Police Bust Dating-App Honeytrap Gang After Rs 7 Lakh Abduction and Robbery

Digital trails sped the arrests, hinting at more victims.

Overview

  • Police say a 34-year-old man was lured to Nehru Place on Wednesday by a dating-app profile named Sherry and then abducted, assaulted, and forced to transfer about Rs 7 lakh.
  • The gang drove him through South Delhi and Gurugram overnight and left him back at Nehru Place the next morning after threats.
  • After the complaint at Kalkaji police station, investigators used CCTV, call records, FASTag and ANPR hits, and UPI transaction data to trace two cars and phone numbers.
  • Five suspects were arrested in quick raids — Harleen Kaur, Nabojit Dey, Sanjay alias Joey, Rishabh Raghav, and Sahil Chauhan — and police recovered two cars and five phones.
  • Interrogation and bank checks linked the crew to prior targets, including a doctor, and police say more financial and forensic work is underway.