The increasing menace of sextortion for Indian Men
With the repeated imposition of lockdowns and increasing use of video chats the sextortion rackets have made life miserable for men in various parts of India A complaint at the Nagpur cyber cell of a 35-year-old Mumbai based businessman is the latest documented case of this relatively new blackmailing tool. The lockdown and later the partial restrictions related to the COVID19 pandemic has seen a surge in the number of complaints from male victims wherein they are being blackmailers, is threatening to make their videos and images viral on social media or send them to their relatives. A 54-year-old fashion designer had to pay up a substantial sum owing to such extortion. The increasing peril of sextortion can be attributed to both social and psychological factors. A man is usually reluctant to file a complaint or come out in the open with their problems when they are threatened due to the associated social stigma and the lack of compassion that he faces in most cases when he tries...