Gujarat: Doctor loses Rs 1.25 lakh after woman at 'patient's' house takes off her clothes & 'cops'

Ahmedabad: A 49-year-old doctor at Nadiad civil hospital in Gujarat's Kheda district fell into a trap set by six people, including three women, and lost Rs 1.25 lakh.

Gang honeytraps doctor

The victim said that a few years back, he had administered treatment to the husband of one Prafulla Darji. Last month, Darji called him up and asked him to visit a patient. He agreed. She took him to a house in Anand, where another woman took off her clothes. After some time, three men, who claimed to be police officer, arrived at the house, forced him to strip, clicked his objectionable photographs, and extorted Rs 1.25 lakh from him.

"Darji took the doctor in a car to a house where a woman closed the door and took off her clothes.

Three men entered the house claiming to be cops, forced the doctor to strip, and took his objectionable photos and videos with the woman. The asked the doctor for Rs 5 lakh, but he ended up paying Rs 1.25 lakh," a report by Ahmedabad Mirror quoted the complainant as saying.

The accused, even after extorting Rs 1.25 lakh, hankered for more last month. Following this, the victim approached Petland town police and lodged a complaint.

Accused arrested, interrogation underway

Police, after receiving the complaint, immediately sprang into action and arrested the six accused - Prafulla Darji, Akhrojbanu Saiyed, Shaku Chavda, Ishwar Patel, Dhirendra Solanki and Girish Solanki.

The accused are being interrogated, Anand superintendent of police (SP) Ajit Rajian said, adding that police are also trying to recover the phones that were used to film objectionable videos of the doctor.