Bhopal: Gang involved in honey trapping busted

Three women and 1 man have been taken into custody for their alleged involvement in several cases of honey trapping, Bhopal police said on Wednesday.

A case was registered against the women in Indore Police Station for blackmailing politicians and officers.

In Madhya Pradesh, cops bust 'honey-trap' racket targeting politicians https://t.co/uSBnr78lFo pic.twitter.com/TOTD0jo3bq

— NDTV (@ndtv) September 19, 2019

Acting on the tip-off, Bhopal police took the three women and their accomplice into the custody.

On being asked about their involvement in honey trapping case, Amit Kumar, CSP Govind Pura, told media persons: “We have detained three women and 1 man. Indore Police will give you an update. Such a case has been registered against them in Indore. We were asked to keep them in our custody.”

#MadhyaPradesh Police has busted a gang of extortionists who used to 'honey-trap' politicians and high ranking government officials by making objectionable videos to blackmail them https://t.co/6iJCSTuepP

— National Herald (@NH_India) September 19, 2019

Later, Indore police arrived Bhopal and left with the accused.