A woman has been accused of honeytrapping and extorting several top Maharashtra officers by luring them into compromising situations and filing false rape complaints. Investigations reveal that she extorted crores using deceit, blackmail and impersonation.

• Two Thane ACPs filed extortion cases against the woman
• She used false rape claims to extort up to Rs 40 lakh
• Targets included IPS officers, excise and civic officials

A woman, who was arrested in 2016 in an extortion case, has now been accused of honeytrapping and extorting several senior police officers and bureaucrats across Maharashtra.

At least two Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) in Thane recently filed extortion and blackmail cases against her, after she allegedly demanded Rs 40 lakh each from them following false rape allegations.

The investigation, assigned to a woman ACP from a different division, revealed a deeper and disturbing pattern.

The accused woman, who would pose as a needy woman police constable or homeguard, allegedly targeted multiple IPS officers, Excise Superintendents, GST officials, civic body officers, school principals and others using similar tactics of seduction, blackmail and false accusations to extort large sums of money.

According to a dossier accessed by India Today TV and submitted to the Sessions Court and Bombay High Court, the woman had previously filed rape allegations against several officers only to later withdraw or settle them after receiving hefty payouts. In many...

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