Honey Trap

About Honey Trap:

• The practice of ‘honey trapping’ refers to the use of romantic or sexual relationships to get information out of a target.
• The information can be used for monetary advancement or to achieve political ends, such as in the case of state espionage.
• Sometimes, honey traps are also laid for extortion or blackmail purposes.
• According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term first entered the English language through Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, the 1974 spy novel by John le Carré.

Famous Incidents:

• One of the most famous cases of honey trapping is the Mata Hari case from World War I. 
• In India, K V Unnikrishnan, a Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) officer was allegedly honey trapped in the 1980s.

Source : Indian Express

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