Jaipur: Two women involved in a major sextortion and blackmail racket were caught red-handed at a cafe in Jaipur after they extorted cheques worth Rs 3 lakh from a man by threatening to file a false rape case.DCP (west) Amit Kumar said the accused have been identified as Meetu Pareek (47), a resident of Vidhyut Nagar under Chitrakoot Police Station, and Indu Verma (47), a resident of Chander Badrai Nagar in Ajmer.He added the duo targeted affluent men, threatening them with fabricated rape charges and coercing them into paying large sums of money to ‘settle’ the matter quietly.Investigations revealed that the women forced their victims to sign affidavits and payment agreements under pressure. They also provided their own affidavits confirming receipt of the payments, likely to create a false sense of legal closure and avoid future claims.The extortion racket was busted at a cafe in Vaishali Nagar on June 16. Acting on a tip-off, a team of plainclothes officers swooped in just as the accused collected the cheques. Police arrested them on the spot and seized Rs 2.22 lakh in cash from one of the women’s purses—believed to be extorted from previous victims.According to officials, the duo allegedly lured wealthy men into staying with them at hotels and then blackmailed them with threats of filing false rape cases unless hefty payments—starting from Rs 50 lakh—were made.The investigation began after a man lodged a complaint on June 13. He claimed two of his friends had sent him to deliver a large sum of cash to Pareek Meetu at her Chitrakoot residence. When questioned, the friends admitted they had stayed with the women at a luxury hotel in Kukas on May 21.“The two men claimed that the women agreed to come with them of their own accord without any pressure or force,” said an official. However, police said, they claimed that a few days later, the women began threatening to file rape charges unless they were paid Rs 50 lakh.
