Grindr scams on rise in south Tamil Nadu, 83 held in 23 cases
MADURAI: Amid increasing online dating scams the LGBTQ+ community too is targeted, particularly on the Grindr social networking application which is primarily used by its members.
At least 23 robbery cases have occurred so far this year across 10 districts of the South Zone, in which the victims had arranged to meet others through Grindr. The police cracked all 23 cases through ‘scientific investigation’, and arrested 83 persons for the offences.
