<p>A gang of six, which allegedly laid a honey trap and collected Rs 3 lakh from a man, is now behind bars.</p>.<p>Police named the accused as Anil Kumar Y M, 37; Shivashankar, 50; Girish, 36; and Ramamurthy alias Ramu, 37. They have not revealed the names of the two women involved in the crime.</p>.<p>Shrinivasulu Reddy, a resident of Munnekollal, said in his complaint to the police that he had befriended a woman on a dating site. She invited him over to her house on December 3, 2022. Reddy visited her in Royal Shelters Layout in Devarachikkanahalli around 4.30 pm.</p>.<p>Three men barged into the house and recorded Reddy and the woman on their phones and demanded a ransom of Rs 10 lakh. Reddy bargained and agreed to pay Rs 3 lakh. He made a digital payment, according to the complaint.</p>.<p>The gang again demanded a ransom after sending him a video clip. They threatened to upload the footage on social media if he didn’t pay up. Reddy approached police on March 8.</p>
<p>A gang of six, which allegedly laid a honey trap and collected Rs 3 lakh from a man, is now behind bars.</p>.<p>Police named the accused as Anil Kumar Y M, 37; Shivashankar, 50; Girish, 36; and Ramamurthy alias Ramu, 37. They have not revealed the names of the two women involved in the crime.</p>.<p>Shrinivasulu Reddy, a resident of Munnekollal, said in his complaint to the police that he had befriended a woman on a dating site. She invited him over to her house on December 3, 2022. Reddy visited her in Royal Shelters Layout in Devarachikkanahalli around 4.30 pm.</p>.<p>Three men barged into the house and recorded Reddy and the woman on their phones and demanded a ransom of Rs 10 lakh. Reddy bargained and agreed to pay Rs 3 lakh. He made a digital payment, according to the complaint.</p>.<p>The gang again demanded a ransom after sending him a video clip. They threatened to upload the footage on social media if he didn’t pay up. Reddy approached police on March 8.</p>