Dating apps, willing pubs, extortion scam: Multi-city racket busted

The accused in the Mosh Pub case were residents of Delhi but were located and nabbed by police in Nagpur in eastern Maharashtra, said police.

BySouth First Desk

Published Jun 13, 2024 | 4:00 PMUpdatedJun 13, 2024 | 4:00 PM

Madhapur DCP Vineeth addressing press meet

Madhapur Police of Hyderabad in Telangana on Wednesday, 12 June, arrested seven persons who were involved in bringing unsuspecting “customers” to a pub through dating apps and then extorting them through inflated bills. Six were allegedly members of the gang behind such incidents in other cities, and the seventh, Sai Kumar, was identified as manager of Mosh Pub.

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