Social media friendship turns costly: 2 men extort gold worth Rs 85.65 lakh from Bengaluru woman; held
Indian Express·2h ago·Anger
What Happened
Bengaluru police arrested two men, Mahesh and Swamy Vishwanath, for extorting gold worth Rs 85.65 lakh and cash from a woman they befriended on social media. The accused pressured her over one-and-a-half years, threatened to release private videos, and pledged stolen gold at banks in Hyderabad. Police recovered 571 grams of gold ornaments. Mahesh was arrested March 3; Vishwanath on March 19. Both confessed and face judicial custody.
Key Entities
Bengaluru PoliceMaheshSwamy VishwanathK R PuramNizamabadAnantapurHyderabadRs 85.65 lakh571 grams gold