Police said the victim interacted with the woman via a dating website on October 24. Later they moved to chatting on the telegram app. The woman asked him to book a room at a hotel in Kharadi where they would meet for a ‘date’. But, when the victim came to the hotel room, a male accomplice of the woman arrived at the room and thrashed the victim. Police said the woman and her accomplice threatened to lodge a complaint of rape against the victim, and forced him to transfer Rs 20,000 to them through Google Pay.
Police is investigating the case further.