The notorious sextortion racket where the victims would receive a call from a so-called ACP named “Vikram Goswami” has been busted by the Delhi Police.

DCP East Apoorva Gupta stated as follows:

“In 2023, a 71-year-old doctor was targeted by a sextortion gang. On 15th July, he received a video call and when he picked up the call, there was a girl in a compromising position on the other side. While talking to her, a video clip of a few minutes was made, after which he started receiving threatening calls that this video would be leaked. In return, about Rs 8.75 lakhs was taken from him as loot. He eventually informed Cyber Cell East. As soon as we received the complaint, we registered a case on it…We got a lead in which an identity emerged that belonged to a person living in Mewat and after that, we sent a team and raided his house. We were successful in arresting him and his brother and recovered 7 mobile phones from them. Apart from this, we have been able to link more cases from their bank accounts, which are yet to be verified, but we suspect that these are probable victims…”

Delhi | Sextortion racket busted by Delhi Police. Two Mewati accused have been arrested. 25 cases linked: DCP East Apoorva Gupta

— ANI (@ANI) March 7, 2024

#WATCH | Delhi: DCP East Apoorva Gupta says "In 2023, a 71-year-old doctor was targeted by a sextortion gang. On 15th July, he received a video call and when he picked up the call, there was a girl in a compromising position on the other side. While talking to her, a video clip… https://t.co/WOpeKAva7d pic.twitter.com/zJOHk9kgaR

— ANI (@ANI) March 7, 2024