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Published 11 May, 2024 11:55pm

Gang using fake IDs to lure and blackmail boys arrested in Okara

A gang involved in trapping underage boys by impersonating as girls and creating explicit videos in Okara has been apprehended.

According to the police, raids are being conducted to arrest other accomplices after registering a case following the emergence of explicit videos.

The mastermind of the gang, identified as Sakhawat, involved in luring underage boys by posing as girls on social media and then blackmailing them by creating explicit videos, has been captured by the police in Okara.

The police state that the gang extorted large sums of money from the boys through blackmail and also subjected them to sexual assault.

According to the police, the accused, using a fake ID name Ayesha, would contact underage boys and blackmail them. The police used modern technology to apprehend the culprit, and raids are underway to arrest the remaining members of the gang.

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The victim, a student, stated that the perpetrator posed as a girl and messaged him, leading to a compromising situation.

The accused then recorded an explicit video call and started blackmailing him. The police have filed a case against the perpetrators after exposing the explicit videos through their arrest.

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