BENGALURU: A model, who honey trapped 12 people has been arrested. She is Neha Meher (27), a model in Mumbai. Neha and her team honey trapped youths in Bengaluru. Her manner is to invite her customers to her flat after acquainting them via social media. She traps people in the age group of 20 to 50. More in the group were between 25 to 30.

She traps them via Telegram. After maintaining a cordial relationship, she will invite them to her flat at J P Nagar in Bengaluru. She invites them to her flat wearing a bikini. As soon as they enter, she takes a selfie with them.

Her team will be ready to capture the visuals. They will then grab the victims’ phones and collect the numbers of their close relatives and friends from the contact list. Then will blackmail them for money. If money is not given, will threaten them to send the photos to their relatives and friends. She will then ask to marry her and will ask them to embrace Islam as she is a Muslim. The victims will then give money and escape from there. The fraud came to light after one of the victims filed a complaint.

Her arrest was recorded at the Puttenahalli Station in Bengaluru. Her co-accused Yasin, Prakash, Baligara, Abdul Khader were arrested earlier. A search has been intensified for another accused Nadeem. The police are examining whether there are more victims.