Amid the spate of cyber crimes in Gurgaon, a 25-year-old son of a retired sessions court judge allegedly received a call after which he “fainted” seeing a woman undress on Sunday, police said. The man, who is a lawyer, allegedly received a call around 9.30 on Sunday when he was at his father’s office in Gurgaon’s Sector 17, police said. The complaint filed by his father stated that around 9.30 pm, he was sitting in the office attached to their residence with his son when he received a video call from an unknown number. “He picked up the video call in my presence, and some girl appeared and started removing her clothes on the screen. My son fainted on seeing it and he moved away from the screen but that woman started forwarding obscene photographs and started blackmailing him by forwarding messages saying she will release the photographs on his Facebook and Instagram accounts. Immediately my son started receiving obscene photographs and videos. My son started palpitating and he received another WhatsApp call from an unknown number,” the complaint stated. He further stated in the complaint, “Some unscrupulous elements may harm his reputation and may hack the mobile number to extort money.” Police said that they have registered an FIR against unknown persons based on the complaint under 67A of the IT Act and IPC section 292 at Sector 18 police station. “No arrest has been made, and we are trying to find the culprits. Many such cases have been surfacing and the cyber crime police have been trying to spread awareness on such calls and scams over the past few months. Many people have been complaining about the rise in such extortion calls,” an officer said. In May, Gurgaon police had launched a campaign called #GiveBackToGurugram to address cyber crimes and raise awareness. A website called www.GiveBackToGurugram.com with information on cyber scams in the district was launched, explaining how cyber crimes happen and tips on how to stay safe.
