On Oct. 2, a private bank manager from Tinsukia lodged a complaint with Jorhat Sadar Police Station, claiming he had been lured into a black‑mail scam by a woman he met on Instagram in July.
The manager was told to meet the woman at 1 a.m. in Jorhat on Aug. 14 and was led to a rented house in Seoni Ali; there an unknown group barged in after she opened the door, filming him and threatening to release the footage. The gang first demanded ₹2 lakh, and after the victim complied, they asked for an additional ₹1 lakh, followed later by a ₹5 lakh demand.
Police arrested two men – Sanjib Das and Ankit Paul – from the Garmur area on Friday, and a court has ordered them to be held in judicial custody.
Further investigation uncovered Moromi Das Neog as the mastermind; she was located in Dibrugarh and taken into custody after a tip‑off.
Also detained were Baby Bora and her husband Ankit Bora, who are alleged to have helped orchestrate the scheme, which police say has targeted wealthy businessmen across Assam.
The district court will hear the case next month, while investigators continue to trace other potential victims and follow the gang’s financial trail.