Gurugram Police detain three people for conning, blackmailing gay men

Sanjay Yadav
Gurugram, July 27

Gurugram Police claimed on Monday that they arrested three people allegedly part of gang that tried to con gay men through a dating app.

Police claimed they began their investigations after a young man approached Sector 50 police station complaining about being attacked. He claimed in his complaint that a youth corned him, forcibly took away his ATM to withdraw money and even took away his mobile phone.

Police claimed they had so far detained three people, who they claim have admitted to the roles in the scam.

Investigations showed the complainant had met his attacker through a dating app and soon began to have a relationship with him. The attacker then began blackmailing the complainant, police said.

Investigations also showed how this alleged gang operated: police claimed they would use the application to lure unsuspecting gay men into a relationship and have them come to a secluded spot, then blackmail them into paying the money.

Police sources also said that young men who were defrauded thus were afraid to approach police for the fear of stigmatisation.

“It’s a serious matter and the complainant, afraid of social stigma, has filed a snatching complaint. There are many victims but none of them wants to complain,” said a senior official said.