Gang that honey-trapped senior insurance manager nabbed by Ahmedabad Rural Police
Updated: Dec 12th, 2024
A gang of five, including two women, was arrested by Ahmedabad Rural Police for honey-trapping a man from the Chandkheda area of the city. They tricked him into a trap near Nalsarovar by claiming to be police officers and threatened to file a false case against him.
The victim, a 45-year-old senior manager at an insurance company in Chandkheda, had downloaded a mobile app a few months ago to make new friends. Through the app, he came into contact with a woman named Ziya Patel, who expressed interest in meeting him.
On November 22, he drove to Ujjala Circle to meet her, and they planned to go to a hotel on the Rajkot highway. However, Ziya insisted that he drive towards Nalsarovar instead.
Once they reached a specific location, she asked him to stop the car. At that point, a man approached them, introduced himself as a police officer, and took their phones and purse. He threatened the victim with a police case, demanding a ransom of ₹1 lakh to avoid it.
The victim, who had four debit and credit cards, handed them over. The man then took the cards, learned the PIN (Personal Identification Number), and left with another accomplice. Ziya Patel pretended to be scared, making the victim believe she was innocent. Meanwhile, the gang used the cards to buy jewellery worth over ₹4 lakh and withdrew ₹62,000 in cash.
When the victim filed a complaint at the Nalsarovar police station, the police began investigating using technical analysis.
They arrested five members of the gang: Janki Upara, Nasir Jasraya, Kausar Pinjara, Raj Kotai (all from Swaminarayan Society in Jamnagar), and Sahil Vaghela (from New Thorala, Rajkot).
Police seized the stolen jewellery and cash from them. Preliminary investigations revealed that this gang has been involved in similar honey-trapping incidents, extorting large sums from several people.
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