Former Lumbini Minister Among Victims as Police Bust TikTok Sextortion Scheme

Kathmandu. A former minister of Lumbini Province is among hundreds of people allegedly targeted in a TikTok-based sextortion scheme that police say was orchestrated by a young man who had previously fallen victim to a similar scam himself.

The accused, Niraj Dhakal of Punarbas Municipality-11, Kanchanpur, has been charged under Section 47(1) of the Electronic Transactions Act, 2063, after extorting money from victims by luring them into video calls and threatening to release compromising screenshots and recordings.