Jaipur, November 10, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Six men have been arrested in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer for allegedly luring a young man through the dating app Grindr, kidnapping him, assaulting him and forcing him to transfer Rs 1.42 lakh through UPI. Police apprehended the suspects within two hours of receiving information about the incident.
According to police, the victim, Dalendra Bhatia, a Jaisalmer resident, lodged a complaint at Kotwali police station on November 9. He alleged that four men picked him up in a vehicle and took him outside the city, where he was assaulted at an isolated location.
Preliminary investigations revealed that Bhatia had come into contact with the accused through Grindr. The suspects allegedly asked him to share his location near Gita Ashram to arrange a meeting. One of them arrived in a vehicle to pick him up, while other accomplices joined them shortly afterwards.
The group allegedly took him towards Baramsar in a black Hyundai Creta, snatched his mobile phone and ATM card, and forced him to transfer Rs 1.42 lakh from his bank account through UPI. They also allegedly recorded photographs and videos of him before abandoning him at an isolated spot.
Following the complaint, District Superintendent of Police Abhishek Shivhare ordered the formation of special teams to identify and arrest the suspects. Under the supervision of Additional SP Suresh Sankhla and Circle Officer Roop Singh Inda, police launched searches across Jaisalmer and apprehended six suspects within two hours. The black Creta allegedly used in the crime was also seized from the market area.
Police have initiated steps to freeze the UPI transactions through which the money was transferred. The six arrested accused are reportedly residents of Uttar Pradesh and are being interrogated. Investigators are examining the financial transactions and probing whether the suspects were involved in similar crimes targeting users of dating applications.
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