23/05/2025
Two women have been arrested by the police in Kathmandu on charges of extorting money by luring a man into a honey trap. The suspects have been identified as Mamata Tamang and Anchal Chauguthi.
According to police reports, the women became acquainted with the victim through Facebook and invited him to a hotel. There, they served him food and alcohol. When the victim lost consciousness, they allegedly took obscene photos and videos of him.
They later used those materials to blackmail the victim, threatening, “Give us your house and four aana of land, or we will file a sexual exploitation case against you.” Under pressure, the victim was forced to issue a cheque worth Rs. 500,000.
Police apprehended the women from Hanumansthan, Kathmandu, and recovered a mobile phone and the cheque from their possession. The case is currently under investigation under charges of criminal extortion.