Gurgaon Police busted a shocking fake POCSO racket led by a lawyer, her husband, and a balloon seller who allegedly filed false child abuse cases to extort money from men involved in marital disputes.
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GURGAON: In a shocking revelation, police in Gurgaon have busted a fake POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) case racket allegedly run by a city-based lawyer, her husband, and a balloon seller, who targeted men involved in marital disputes for extortion.
The Mastermind: A Lawyer Behind the Racket
Police identified the main accused as Advocate Geetika Chawla, her husband Harsh Kumar, and an associate, Hanuman, a balloon seller from Uttar Pradesh. The trio allegedly fabricated fake sexual abuse and child abuse cases to blackmail men facing matrimonial conflicts.
According to investigators, Geetika used her professional position to gain the trust of men seeking legal advice in divorce or domestic disputes. Once the men confided in her, she allegedly colluded with their estranged wives and Hanuman to gather personal and financial information for blackmail.
Modus Operandi
The Fake POCSO Racket Worked:
- The gang forged Aadhaar and SIM cards to file fake rape and POCSO cases.
- Hanuman posed as the complainant or witness to strengthen the false accusations.
- Men who refused to pay extortion money were falsely implicated in criminal cases.
- Police traced digital evidence linking the trio to the scheme, uncovering forged documents and fake IDs used to register complaints.
During raids at their Gurgaon residence, police seized ₹1.1 crore in cash, ₹2.9 crore in gold, and several forged documents connected to the extortion network.
The racket came to light after an FIR was registered in the Sector 65 police station, Gurgaon. A special investigation team led by DCP (South) Hitesh Yadav tracked the fake complaints back to the accused trio.
The investigation revealed that estranged wives shared personal information about their husbands with the accused lawyer, who then fabricated evidence to support the fake POCSO claims.
Police also found that the gang used intimidation and threats to extort large sums from victims, demanding settlement money to “withdraw” the false charges.
Several victims have come forward, alleging that the accused demanded huge payouts to stop false cases from proceeding. One complainant said
“I went to Geetika for legal advice, but she later teamed up with his wife to demand money, and when he refused, he began receiving threat calls from unknown numbers.”
Police revealed that this was not an isolated incident. Investigations show 3 more cases have been registered so far, all following the same pattern, estranged wives joining hands with the lawyer to target their husbands through fake allegations.
Police suspect there may be many more victims who have not yet come forward. “The estranged wives shared information and evidence with the lawyer, who then used it to fabricate cases and demand money,” a police officer said.
The case began to fall apart on October 19, when balloon seller Hanuman, posing as “Rohit” from Uttar Pradesh, filed a false POCSO complaint at Sector 65 police station. The complaint falsely accused Vishal Agarwal of sexually assaulting a child.
When police questioned the supposed victim and reviewed digital records, inconsistencies emerged. Further investigation revealed that Geetika Chawla had orchestrated the complaint using forged documents and fake identities, leading to the trio’s arrest.
