A second man showed up and the two threatened to disclose the incident, making off with the victim's laptop, iPad and wallet, said Vhatwar. Vhatwar, who runs one of Mumbai's only clothing companies aimed at gay men, said a friend recently invited a man he met on Grindr back to his apartment and got undressed. Grindr, which uses a cellphone's GPS function to pinpoint a user's location, has made it easier to find targets, users say. While the law does not ban homosexuality – and few gays have been prosecuted under it – activists say thieves and corrupt cops have used it to harass and blackmail sexual minorities. In 2013, India's Supreme Court reinstated a 153-year-old law criminalizing sex 'against the order of nature,' which includes same-sex relations. 'Sexual behaviors are coming way out in urban places, and Grindr is bringing out the best and worst of them.' 'At any one time on Grindr, there are 100 to 200 gay men in a one-kilometer radius. 'If you download the app, you will be shocked to notice how many gay men are around you,' said Ashok Row Kavi, founder of the Humsafar Trust, a gay rights organization in Mumbai. But India's Grindr community is diverse, ranging from male sex workers to orthodox Hindus, users say. Indian cities, too, have only handfuls of gay-friendly bars, and members of the LGBT community say the country's conservative views on marriage and family keep many of them in the closet.
