Raj More, a 32-year-old chartered accountant in Mumbai who had overcome childhood loss, financial hardship, and cancer, became the target of a honey-trap extortion scheme. About a year prior to the incident, Saba Qureshi befriended him on social media, leading to a romantic relationship where they met frequently at various hotels. Unbeknownst to Raj, Saba's boyfriend, Rahul Parwani, recorded intimate encounters using hidden cameras. Rahul later contacted Raj demanding money under threat of publishing the intimate recordings online. When Raj consulted Saba, she told him to comply with Rahul's demands. Over time, the co-conspirators extorted approximately 2.47 crore rupees from Raj, draining his personal savings, stock market investments, his mother's gold jewelry, his employer's funds, and seizing his luxury SUV. Facing financial ruin and severe psychological distress, Raj committed suicide by ingesting poison on July 5, 2025, leaving a suicide note detailing the plot. Mumbai Police subsequently arrested Rahul Parwani and Saba Qureshi in Oshiwara, Andheri, charging them under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections for extortion and abetment of suicide.
Country: India
State/Province: Maharashtra, India
City/Region: Mumbai
Incident Type: Suicide
Relationship Status: Dating
Relationship Duration: 1 year
Incident Date: July 5, 2025
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The case follows a premeditated honey-trap and criminal extortion pattern. A woman initiated contact with the victim on social media to build emotional and romantic intimacy, while her accomplice set up covert recording devices during private meetings. Once compromising video and photographic evidence was secured, the perpetrators leveraged threats of public exposure to systematically extract the victim's assets until he faced total financial and emotional ruin.
Mumbai Police registered a criminal case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections 308(2), 108, 308(3), and 3(5) covering extortion, coercion, and abetment of suicide. Investigators tracked and arrested Rahul Parwani and Saba Qureshi at their residence in Oshiwara, Andheri. Both suspects remain in custody as police analyze recovered digital media, bank records, and financial transaction histories.
Initially, the victim believed Saba Qureshi was an innocent third party who was also being threatened by Rahul Parwani. Upon calling her, he discovered she was in collusion with Rahul, leaving him completely entrapped and without support.
Saba Qureshi befriended Raj More on social media roughly a year before the suicide. During their hotel visits, Rahul Parwani positioned covert cameras to capture intimate footage. Rahul later initiated extortion calls, demanding lakhs of rupees. When Raj contacted Saba, she instructed him to pay. Raj gradually drained his personal savings, stock investments, mother's gold, employer's funds, and luxury SUV totaling 2.47 crore rupees. Overwhelmed by debt, breach of trust, and fear of exposure, Raj ingested poison on July 5, 2025, leaving a detailed note that led to police arresting both suspects in Oshiwara.
The combination of severe reputational threat, extreme financial coercion, exhaustion of personal and stolen resources, and acute psychological isolation placed the victim at extreme risk of self-harm. The systematic escalation of extortion without an apparent exit strategy directly drove the victim to experience unbearable hopelessness.
Online honey-trap operations systematically exploit emotional vulnerability and social stigma to execute severe financial extortion. Victims under intense blackmail and threat of digital exposure should report matters immediately to law enforcement rather than submitting to escalating financial demands.
An unsolicited social media friendship request from an unfamiliar individual followed by rapid advancement to private, hotel-based intimate meetings represented early vulnerability indicators.
An unexpected phone call from an unknown individual claiming possession of private hotel recordings provided the first explicit disclosure of the extortion scheme.
The primary evidence includes the suicide note left by Raj More naming both accused, financial records showing transfers totaling 2.47 crore rupees, sale records of gold and employer funds, and seized digital media/cameras.
The victim's 65-year-old mother and local neighbors discovered Raj in critical condition and transported him to the hospital, where medical staff confirmed death by poison.
Subsequent police investigation confirmed that Rahul Parwani and Saba Qureshi resided together in Oshiwara, Andheri, and acted as co-conspirators in planning and executing the honey-trap scheme.
The exact structural placement of hidden cameras in hotel rooms and whether other victims were targeted by the duo remain subject to ongoing police verification.