In an unusual case, Mumbai police officials have exposed a gang allegedly running a gay sex racket through an app for the past several months in Malad's Malvani area.
The Malvani police have arrested three people on Monday, January 17.
"We've arrested three people and busted a gang that was allegedly running a gay sex racket through an app. We've received a complaint from a person that 5 people thrashed him, took away cash, cards and posted an objectionable video of him on social media," a police official was quoted as saying by ANI.
However, the racket came to light after a 23-year-old accountant, through the app, expressed his interest.
The accused contacted the members of the gay community through the mobile application Grindr and guaranteed them strong young men for sex at affordable rates at their office or home, in the Malvani area.
According to police officials, the arrested accused have been identified as Irfan Furkan Khan 26, Ahmad Farooq Shaikh, 24, and Imran Shafiq Shaikh, 24. Sohail and other unknown accused are still at large.
The accused demanded INR 1,000 for one hour. After everything was finalised, the victim reached the accused’s office, near Mohd Rafique Ground, Malvani at around 9:30 pm.
While the victim waited for his partner, in some time, four men reached the office and expressed their desire to have sex with the victim. However, the victim refused the service, said an officer. The four accused, in a fit of rage, assaulted the victim, snatched his mobile phone, purse and other valuables. They also obtained the pin number of his debit card.
The accused then recorded a compromising video from their mobile phone, threatened him with posting it online and demanded money from the victim.
The victim, a resident of Borivali, then narrated the incident to his family members, while the accused waited for him to return with money, on the adjoining road, outside the building. When the accused saw the victim’s family approach them, they fled.
The victim’s family then filed a complaint at MHB police station. Since the incident took place in Malvani, the police sent them to Malvani police station.
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