2 women try to extort Rs 3 lakh from Thrissur doctor via WhatsApp calls, caught red handed

One of the miscreants has been identified as a native of Mannuthi and she repeatedly approached the doctor via WhatsApp messages. As the messages were sent from an unknown source, the doctor ignored them. However, later, the messages soon took a threatening note and the miscreants started demanding 3 Lakh from the medical practitioner who is from Thrissur.

As the doctor refused to comply with their demands, he started receiving an international call demanding the same. When it became a regular annoyance, the doctor approached the cops. In order to set a trap for the accused, the police kept on answering the WhatsApp messages pretending to be the doctor for a few days. Eventually, one of the accused and another man from abroad demanded Rs 3 Lakhs from the doctor, reports Onmanorama news.

The police, on behalf of the doctor, agreed to pay the money after which the blackmailers informed that a woman from Bangalore was going to collect the money. As soon as the woman reached Thrissur railway station, she informed the doctor via WhatsApp. She also gave the details of the place where she was supposed to take the money. A team of women police along with Thrissur Assistant Commissioner of Police V K Raju and Thrissur West Sub-Inspector Baiju waited at the place. As soon as the woman detected the doctor's car and approached it to collect the money, she was caught red-handed by the police, reports the daily.

She has been identified as a Kayamkulam native and a 29-year-old woman is reportedly a fitness trainer in Bengaluru. Meanwhile, the phone of the accused kept on ringing on the way to the police station. When police compelled her to answer the phone on the loudspeaker the other accused, a female from Mannuthi could be heard saying "Where is the Rs 3 lakh? Don't try to flee. Need to meet soon."

According to the daily, following the police's instruction, the woman under custody then mentioned a particular place in the city for the transaction. When the second accused turned up there to secure the money, police arrested her as well.

According to reports, the authorities have secured information on the person who made the international calls. The authorities believe the crime was committed by a group that preys on the wealthy. The majority of persons who fall prey to such gangs avoid approaching the authorities for fear of being humiliated. In this case, however, the doctor's decision to call the police resulted in the arrest of the criminals.