


FIR on Honey Trap Gang that extorted ₹33 Lakh on False Rape Charges

Faridabad: Imagine being in high spirits for your upcoming engagement, watching a movie with friends, and then, months later, being accused of rape by a woman you’ve never met. This is exactly what happened to Dheeraj, a resident of Faridabad and a builder by profession.
Dheeraj lived in the Greenfield area, where Mukesh Narwat was his neighbour. On December 10, 2022, Dheeraj invited Mukesh to his engagement ceremony. During the event, they discussed the need for a marriage hall. Later, on December 25, 2022, Mukesh and another acquaintance, Rinku, met with Dheeraj at Crown Interior Mall to further discuss the hall arrangements. During their meeting, they decided to watch a movie and Dheeraj agreed. However, at the last moment, Mukesh backed out, leaving Dheeraj and Rinku to attend the movie alone.
Months went by and life returned to normal. But on July 12, 2023, Dheeraj was shocked when he was arrested by Faridabad Police. He was accused of raping a woman in the cinema hall parking lot on December 25, 2022. Despite insisting on his innocence, Dheeraj was arrested on July 25, 2023, nine days after the rape case was filed dating to an incident that allegedly happened 7 months ago.
On July 26, 2023, Dheeraj was introduced to the woman, who identified him as her alleged rapist. She claimed that on the day of the movie, Dheeraj and another man sitting next to her offered her snacks and cold drinks by which she became unconscious and afterwards h raped her in a car parked in the basement of the mall. Seven months later, she said she saw Dheeraj’s photo on social media and recognized him as the perpetrator, providing a screenshot of his Facebook profile as evidence.
Dheeraj, however, denied ever meeting the woman. During his time at the police station, he discovered that Mukesh had orchestrated the entire plot. Mukesh demanded ₹50 lakh from Dheeraj in exchange for dropping the case, but Dheeraj, trusting the law, refused to pay. Despite this, he was sent to jail.
Later, Mukesh approached Dheeraj’s brother and extorted ₹33 lakh on July 30, 2023, as a settlement. The very next day, the woman submitted an affidavit in court stating that she had not been raped. Yet, Dheeraj’s bail plea was rejected by the lower court. He eventually approached the High Court and was granted bail, but not before spending five months in jail.
After coming out from Jail, Dheeraj learned through a friend about Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj. He approached us and we committed to help him out. We then approached Haryana’s Home Minister, Anil Vij and filed a complaint against the gang, requesting for formation of a Special Investigation Team as the same gang had got rape cases filed against other men too.
We also met Commissioner of Police Sh. Rakesh Arya and requested for action in the case. Our plea to the Home Minister was directed to DGP Haryana which led to formation of an SIT in the case. The investigation unearthed the criminal conspiracy and finally after a chase of 9 months, Mukesh Narwat and Pinky got booked for extortion and other criminal charges. Interestingly, the same woman had filed a false rape case on one more man after Dheeraj and is booked for extortion of that man also.
Anticipatory bail of Mukesh Narwat has been cancelled as of October 2024 and both Mukesh and Pinky are now on run.
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