Jodhpur woman held for sextortion Rs 90L from Jaipur businessman

Jaipur: The Mahesh Nagar police in Jaipur Thursday arrested a 30-year-old woman from Jodhpur for allegedly honey trapping and blackmailing a businessman, extorting nearly Rs 90 lakh from him over several years.

Police said that she is currently being interrogated regarding the involvement of other persons in the case.

Mahesh Nagar SHO Suresh Yadav said the woman was taken into custody on Thursday morning after preliminary investigation indicated her alleged role in a planned blackmailing racket. “More individuals could be linked to the case and further investigation is underway,” he added.

According to police, the complainant, a 42-year-old businessman from Sanganer, lodged an FIR at Mahesh Nagar police station on April 29, 2025. In his complaint, he stated that the accused first joined his company as a summer intern in 2017 and later started working there. “During that period, she allegedly tried to establish contact with him through social media. The businessman alleged that when he did not respond to her advances, the woman became friendly with his wife and gradually gained access to the family. She later trapped him in a false romantic relationship and started demanding money on different pretexts,” said Rajashri Raj Verma, deputy commissioner of police (South).

According to the FIR, the accused allegedly extorted around Rs 90 lakh from the businessman by emotionally manipulating him and promising marriage. “When he eventually refused to pay more money, she allegedly threatened to implicate him in a false rape case and demanded an additional Rs 50 lakh,” he added.

The businessman was under severe mental stress due to continuous blackmail and intimidation, following which he approached the police.

Police are now examining financial transactions, digital communication records and possible links with other suspects connected to the alleged honeytrap and extortion racket.