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Out on Bumble date, girl spikes man’s drink, decamps with iPhone 14, gold, cash
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Out on Bumble date, girl spikes man’s drink, decamps with iPhone 14, gold, cash

[ad_1] A Bumble date of a man allegedly decamped with his iPhone 14, gold jewellery, and drained his bank accounts of ₹1.78 lakh after drugging him in his house in DLF Phase 4, police said on Wednesday. Rohit Gupta, the victim, in his complaint said he had met a woman named Sakshi alias Payal through Bumble dating app. He said the woman told him she was from Delhi and was currently living with her aunt in Gurugram."On October 1, she called me and said she wanted to meet me. Around 10 pm, she called me to pick her up from near Dockyard Bar in Sector 47. I picked her and then bought some liquor from a nearby shop and came to my house," Gupta said in his complaint. At his house, the woman asked him to go to the kitchen to bring ice, and when he was away, spiked his drink with some drug. "...
Australia Demands Dating Apps Boost Safety Amid Sexual Violence
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Australia Demands Dating Apps Boost Safety Amid Sexual Violence

[ad_1] (Bloomberg) -- Australia's government demanded online dating firms boost safety practices by mid-next year or face regulation, after research showed a spate of sexual violence against users of such platforms.The government called Monday for a voluntary code from the industry that included commitments for better engagement with law enforcement, supporting at-risk users, stronger safety policies and greater transparency about harm. The move comes after Australian Institute of Criminology research, released in October last year, found three-in-four people using dating apps or websites experienced some form of sexual violence in the five years to 2021. This included sexual harassment, abusive or threatening language, image-based sexual abuse and stalking. “Dating apps are now the mos...