Bengaluru: A 47-year-old techie working with an MNC has lodged a complaint with the South-East CEN Police, alleging that a woman posing as a police officer extorted Rs 1.56 lakh from him inside a hotel room in Koramangala.

A senior police officer told DH that the victim, a resident of Seshadripuram, had checked into the hotel on November 3 for personal reasons. While staying there, he searched for spa services online and contacted a woman over the phone. The woman, who identified herself as Anshi Achari, agreed to visit his hotel room.

Upon arriving, Anshi, wearing a mask, asked him about the services he wanted. When he asked for a body massage, she soon made a call to her male associate, who introduced himself as a cybercrime sleuth. The man claimed that Anshi was also a police officer

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