Delhi Police have arrested a 23-year-old man who allegedly scammed over 700 women after befriending them on dating applications by posing as a US-based model, officials said on Saturday. The cyber police station of West district arrested Tushar Bisht on charges of exploiting online platforms such as Bumble and Snapchat to lure his victims, blackmail them using private photos and videos, and extort money, a statement issued by Delhi Police said.

“Posing as a US-based freelance model, the accused created fake identities using a virtual international mobile number and photographs of a Brazilian model,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (West), Vichitra Veer, said in the statement. Bisht used the fake profiles to connect with women aged between 18 and 30 years on various online dating platforms. “His primary targets were users of Bumble, Snapchat and WhatsApp,” the statement said.