Ex-BJP MP says he was blackmailed, honey-trapped and threatened

Bijnor 19 Aug : Kunwar Bhartendra Singh, an ex- BJP member from Uttar Pradeshs Bijnor has filed an official complaint with the police, claiming that he was honey-trapped as well as blackmailed by an unidentified woman who demanded sexual favors from him through an online video call.

He further claimed that the woman started harassing him shortly after, threatening him with the release of the photos.In a statement to reporters Bijnor SP Dinesh Singh said: "Police have registered a case in accordance with section 67 (transmitting obscene material) of the IT Act and section 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC based on the complaint made by Kunwar Bhartendra Singh.A probe is in progress and we are attempting to locate the accused woman.

We ask users to not answer any unknown video calls from their mobile phones." The SP said that scams are very common on social media, and the women involved with it call video typically at night.

When someone receives the phone their photo is added to the video of the video.Then, the group members threaten them with blackmail to get money.

If they are scared, they pay money to the SP said.amita/ .