Kolkata, May 20 (PTI) A man has been arrested from the city's Hare Street area for allegedly blackmailing people after setting up honey traps for them, a police officer said on Friday.

The accused hired women, who engaged in conversations with various men, and recorded video calls with them while posing nude, the officer said.

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The man then used screenshots and the video call recordings to blackmail these men.

"One man had to recently cough up Rs 8 lakh. We are talking to the accused and trying to find out whether this is an inter-state racket involved," he added.

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