Gay dating app used to lure and extort Indian man in ‘honeytrap’ attack
An Indian man was lured and attacked after using a gay dating app (Getty Images)
A man in India was allegedly lured via a gay dating app, beaten, stripped and extorted of Rs 31,000 (around £270) by a seven-member gang that threatened to leak his nude photos and videos online, police have said.
The 44-year-old, from the Surendranagar district of the western state of Gujarat, was allegedly befriended through an app called “Polo”.
When he arrived at an abandoned house behind Surendranagar Medical College, he allegedly found seven men waiting.
The group is said to have surrounded and assaulted him, forcibly stripped him and recorded obscene photographs and videos.
The gang allegedly extorted Rs 31,000 in cash and threatened to circulate the footage on social media if he failed to comply or told anyone.
The man later approached the police and lodged a complaint.
Officers said they tracked down and arrested all seven accused using technical surveillance and local intelligence, and recovered the full amount allegedly extorted.
One of the accused was described as a repeat offender previously booked in two serious “honeytrap” related cases.
