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Instagram Love Guru Scam Exposed Ahmedabad Police Arrest Accused Extorting Women for Nude Video Calls
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Published on 5 May 2026
Fake astrologer profiles escalated to forced nude video calls
Ahmedabad police have uncovered an Instagram racket that used fake astrologer or spiritual healer profiles to lure women with promises of rituals to solve personal problems. Victims were then coerced into compromising nude video calls, after which the accused allegedly extorted them for lakhs. Police arrested one suspect while two others remain at large.
- Fake spiritual identities were used to lure women on Instagram
- Coercion allegedly escalated to nude video calls
- Extortion was reportedly carried out for lakhs of rupees
- One arrested in Ahmedabad, two accused still missing
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