Chittagong Bureau :
Blackmailing of men by luring them into ‘friendship’ with women on mobile phone with extraordinary advantages has gone up in the port city recently.
People responding to calls for help from women in public places are also being duped by these gangs.Police say they have information about some of those groups doing the shadowy business in the port city.The number of such incidents has increased of late.Detective Branch Deputy Commissioner SM Tanvir Arafat said the gangs used mobile banking to collect the ransom.”Their demand usually ranges from Tk 20,000 to Tk 100,000. Many pay the sum without informing police,” he said.”Those who do not have the ability to pay come to us,” he added.
Describing the modus operandi, police officials said the victims usually get missed calls from the gangs. When they called back, they would hear a woman say, “Sorry. Wrong number.” The woman then calls back and develops intimacy. At one stage, she offers to meet the victim and then takes him hostage during the date.
Some female members of these gangs seek help from people in public places posing as victims.
Blackmailing of men by luring them into ‘friendship’ with women on mobile phone with extraordinary advantages has gone up in the port city recently.
People responding to calls for help from women in public places are also being duped by these gangs.Police say they have information about some of those groups doing the shadowy business in the port city.The number of such incidents has increased of late.Detective Branch Deputy Commissioner SM Tanvir Arafat said the gangs used mobile banking to collect the ransom.”Their demand usually ranges from Tk 20,000 to Tk 100,000. Many pay the sum without informing police,” he said.”Those who do not have the ability to pay come to us,” he added.
Describing the modus operandi, police officials said the victims usually get missed calls from the gangs. When they called back, they would hear a woman say, “Sorry. Wrong number.” The woman then calls back and develops intimacy. At one stage, she offers to meet the victim and then takes him hostage during the date.
Some female members of these gangs seek help from people in public places posing as victims.
