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Dating Apps, Intimate Photos: How UP Woman Duped Men Of Rs 6 Crore

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Dating Apps, Intimate Photos: How UP Woman Duped Men Of Rs 6 Crore
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A woman in Uttar Pradesh is accused of running an extortion racket by using dating apps to befriend men and then blackmailing them with intimate photos and threats of false criminal cases. The alleged scam involves sums totaling Rs 6 crore.

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Exposes the risks associated with digital dating platforms and the potential for sophisticated extortion schemes targeting individuals.

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A woman in Uttar Pradesh has been accused of befriending men through Tinder and social media before allegedly using intimate photographs and videos to blackmail them and demand large sums of money.A complaint filed by a High Court lawyer has brought attention to an alleged extortion network in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj in which a woman is accused of befriending men through the dating app Tinder before allegedly threatening them with criminal cases and demanding money.The woman, identified as Pallavi Singh Rajput, is alleged to have targeted men through dating apps and social media. According to the complaint and claims made by alleged victims, conversations began as friendships then later developed into closer relationships before the men were photographed or filmed during meetings.Those photographs and videos were then allegedly used to blackmail them.

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