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Businessman extorted of Rs 1.2 lakh after 'online friend' threatens to leak morphed video; Mumbai Police launch probe
Updated On: 10 December, 2025 03:20 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
A 50-year-old Goregaon businessman was allegedly extorted of Rs 1.2 lakh after a woman he met on Facebook video-called him, stripped, and later sent him a morphed clip threatening to make it viral. Mumbai Police have registered a case and launched a probe

The police are trying to trace the accused through bank account and mobile number details. Representational pic
A 50-year-old businessman from Goregaon, Mumbai, was allegedly extorted of around Rs 1.2 lakh after befriending an unknown woman on social media, with whom he shared his mobile number. During a video call, the woman reportedly undressed and disconnected immediately after.
According to information received from Mumbai Police, the complainant accepted a friend request from a woman on Facebook in October, following which they began chatting and eventually exchanged mobile numbers.
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