Hyderabad, April 29 -- A 25-year-old software engineer was duped of Rs 2.51 lakh in a sextortion scam in Hyderabad after fraudsters recorded his nude videos.

The victim is a resident of Kokapet, who met a woman on a dating app. The engineer approached the Malkajgiri Cybercrime unit and filed a complaint stating that on April 18, he received a request from the woman identifying herself as Siksha.

The conversation quickly shifted to WhatsApp and the woman reportedly appeared nude on a video call and pressured the complainant to do the same. The victim's nude video was recorded without his consent.

Contacts compromised

The complainant alleged that he was forced to open a telegram link which compromised all his contacts. The fraudsters th...