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Hyderabad: A group of Indian students, including a Hyderabad native, faced allegations of blackmail in the United States (US).
As per reports, they targeted a grocery and restaurant shop located in Dallas, US, and demanded USD 100,000.
The group of students blackmailed the owner of ‘Desi Chowrastha,’ an Indian grocery store and restaurant, owned by an Indian.
It is alleged that the group claimed discrepancies in the store’s weighing scale, and with the recorded videos, they blackmailed the owner to fulfill their demand of USD 100,000.
They threatened that in case the owner did not comply with their demand, they would release the videos online.
In response to their demand, the shop owner asked the alleged blackmailing students, hailing from Hyderabad and other cities, to meet him at a local restaurant in US’ Dallas.
After the group reached the restaurant, the owner of the shop and his friend recorded the conversation and exposed the alleged extortion attempt.
Following the incident, local authorities started an investigation.
This post was last modified on January 2, 2025 11:56 am