Overview
- The case began after a private‑bank manager from Tinsukia filed a complaint on October 2 saying he had been lured to Jorhat, secretly filmed and blackmailed after paying Rs 3 lakh and then being asked for another Rs 5 lakh.
- Officers have arrested five people identified as Morami (Marami) Das Neog, Ankit Paul, Sanjib Das, Ankit Bora and Baby Bora, with two youths remanded to judicial custody in Case No. 338/2026.
- Police say suspects used Instagram to befriend well‑off men, invite them to rented homes in Jorhat where compromising footage was recorded, and then used those recordings to threaten victims and extract money.
- Investigators seized mobile phones and other devices that contain multiple QR codes linked to digital transfers, and digital‑forensic teams are tracing payment trails to identify additional victims and co‑conspirators.
- The bust follows a similar Jorhat racket exposed in July 2025 and highlights how delayed reporting and fast digital payments can let honey‑trapping rings target affluent professionals and escalate extortion.