Bhubaneswar: A city-based telecom engineer was duped of Rs 25 lakh after falling into a trap of a video call. The victim in question was engaged in a video call in which a woman at the other end undressed, the complaint stated.
The victim disconnected the call immediately but that time gap was enough for the woman to capture a screenshot on her cell phone. The screenshot had an image of the aforementioned youth along with a nude figure.
According to the complainant, a day later, he received a call from an unknown person who identified himself as a CBI officer.
“The person shared that obscene screenshot with me and started blackmailing me. Over a period of time he extorted Rs 25 lakh from me,” the victim said.
He has lodged a complaint with Cyber Police, Bhubaneswar in this connection and an investigation has been initiated, reports stated.
