Overview

• The 57-year-old doctor met Vikas through a gay dating app at his Varanasi hotel room on July 20
• Vikas photographed the naked doctor, slapped him, broke a glass and threatened to circulate the images if he did not receive payment
• Fearing exposure and murder threats, the doctor transferred ₹8 lakh via UPI and ATM withdrawals over two days
• Sigra police filed an FIR under sections 308(4), 115(2), 324(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita
• Investigators are reviewing hotel CCTV footage, tracing UPI transfers, seeking to locate Vikas who remains at large