Bhubaneswar: Kharvela Nagar police on Sunday arrested five women on charges of extorting money from people by threatening to file false rape cases.

Police said the women had been targeting men near railway station and Indira Gandhi Park.

"We arrested them on the basis of a complaint filed by a victim, who was robbed of Rs 7,000 two days ago. We are trying to find out their possible links in other such loot cases," said a police officer.

These women, who reside near the railway station, were arrested a few months ago on the same charges.

Police said they lured men into 'honey trap' dates. "The women would then take them to their place. No sooner were they in a compromising position, the male members of the gang would barge into room and rob them.

Efforts are on to nab other members of the gang, the officer added.

The commissionerate police recently busted two such honey-trap gangs in Khandagiri and Mancheswar areas in the capital city.



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