Ahmedabad man says 'Crime Branch' men took Rs 6.40 lakh after Tinder meet

A 35-year-old Ahmedabad businessman was allegedly forced into a car, beaten and extorted of Rs 6.40 lakh after meeting a woman he matched with on Tinder. The men who took him claimed to be from the Crime Branch, he told police.The businessman, who makes ice cream machines in Vastral, said he had been exchanging messages and photos with Heena Patel for about two months when she asked him to meet her near Hathijan Circle on November 6.According to his complaint, three men pulled up while the two were sitting together. They called Heena a criminal, accused him of working with her and forced both into the car. The men let Heena out a short distance away and drove him around Ahmedabad for nearly three hours, allegedly beating him and threatening to implicate him in a false case.He said the men forced him to transfer Rs 40,000 online. They then called in another man, who allegedly grabbed him by the throat and made him reveal his banking app password. The group transferred another Rs 6 lakh from his account before leaving him by the roadside, he told police. The businessman said he contacted Heena after his release and told her he would go to the police. She agreed to return the money, and he got back Rs 3.02 lakh, according to the complaint.When the rest did not come through, he approached Vivekanand Nagar police, who registered a case and are looking for the accused. - Ends