Honey-trap gang busted in Madhya Pradesh, three detained

A suspected high-profile extortion racket that involved blackmailing politicians and government officials with videos was busted by Madhya Pradesh police officials in Bhopal on Wednesday night. The racket involved at least three women who were found to be living in posh residential townships in the city.

Two of the three women have been arrested and three others, including a man, have been detained for questioning by an Anti-Terror Squad unit of state police at the Govindpura Police Station. Sources close to the investigation told NDTV the racket, described as a 'honey-trap', targeted only wealthy individuals and focused on politicians and bureaucrats.

The racket was allegedly operated by a woman who runs a local NGO and lives in the house of an opposition leader in Panna district. One of the gang's recent victims was a top IAS official from whom she was allegedly trying to extort Rs 2 crore.