12 Arrested in Amritsar for making obscene videos including fake inspector and women

Amritsar, Punjab: Amritsar Police has busted a racket which traps people through women and blackmails them by making obscene videos. Police has arrested 12 people in this case. These include a fake inspector and some women.

The matter came to light when Batala resident Jaspal Singh filed a complaint in Maqboolpura police station of Amritsar. A woman called him near Alpha One in Amritsar. There she locked him in a room and made an obscene video. After this the woman demanded Rs 4 lakh from Jaspal.

Raids were conducted across Punjab

According to ADCP Jagroop Kaur Bath, the police acted immediately. To bust the gang, teams formed raided all over Punjab including Mansa, Hoshiarpur and Gurdaspur. First five people were caught. After interrogation, a total of 12 accused were arrested.

One member of the gang used to threaten people by introducing himself as a police inspector. The accused have committed such crimes in different parts of Punjab. Police have recovered 15 mobile phones, Rs 36 thousand cash and three cars from them.

The police have registered a case of kidnapping and extortion. Some other members of the gang are still absconding. The police have appealed to the people that if anyone has become a victim of this gang, then they should inform the Maqboolpura police station.

The arrested accused

1. Sukhchain Singh resident of Adda Umarpura Batala, Gurdaspur.
2. Manjeet Singh resident of Labour Colony Aliwal Road Batala Gurdaspur.
3. Rajbir Singh alias Raja resident of Mohita Road Maqboolpura, Amritsar.
4. Amanjit Kaur alias Aman resident of Maqboolpura, Amritsar.
5. Manjeet Kaur resident Maqboolpura Amritsar.
6. Sonu resident of village Jamsher Khas, Jalandhar.
7. Maninderjit Singh alias Sunny resident of Akash Vihar Colony Amritsar.
8. Singh resident of village Tahlia, Mansa.
9. Satbir Singh alias Raja resident of village Bijapur Gharinda, Amritsar.
10. Baljeet Singh alias Bita resident of Ranjit Enclave, Jalandhar.
11. Magad Leela resident of village Sansarpur Jalandhar.
12. Pushpinder Kaur alias Pinder resident of village Ramgarh Kulia Mukeria Hoshiarpur.

Items recovered from the accused

Rs 36,000, 3 cars (I-20, Swift and Ciaz), 3 fake ID cards, one in the name of Anti-Corruption Front chief Manjit Singh Sanghera, second a Vigilance Bureau card in the name of ASI Sukhchain Singh and third a Kisan Union card in the name of Baljit Singh, mobile phones of the arrested accused.