UPSC aspirant loses over Rs 4 lakh to matrimony fraud
Mihir Tanksale | TNN | Updated: Feb 23, 2019, 06:51 IST
Picture used for representational purpose onlyPUNE: A 28-year-old UPSC aspirant fell for the lies of a glib-talker she befriended on a matrimonial website and was cheated of Rs4.26 lakh on the promise of marriage.
The man posing as a medical practitioner from London used the old trick of claiming to have sent her a costly gift to cheat her. He sought money from her under the pretext of payment of GST and currency exchange charges.
“The woman deposited Rs4.26 lakh in different bank accounts through cash depositing machines between August 14 and August 19 last year,” said senior inspector Prakash Khandekar of the Warje Malwadi police.
Khandekar said the complainant was a graduate and preparing for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examinations. She had registered herself on the matrimonial website on the insistence of her parents.
“The suspect contacted the woman and proposed to marry her in August last year after identifying himself as Sanjay Gupta, a medical practitioner from London,” Khandekar said.
They started texting and speaking over the phone. After a few days, the man told her that he was sending her a gift from London.
“On August 14, he contacted her and told her that the parcel contained Euros and the currency exchange charges had to be paid. The man told her to deposit a certain amount to get the parcel,” Khandekar said.
He said the woman deposited the money through a cash depositing machine on the given bank account number. “On the next day, the person again called her and told her to deposit more money for paying the GST. “The woman deposited the amount she was asked for,” Khandekar said, adding that she had deposited Rs4.26 lakh in different bank accounts in five days.
When the woman did not get the parcel, she contacted her would-be husband.
“She became suspicions as he was not reachable. The woman on Thursday decided to lodge a complaint with the Warje Malwadi police. Our investigation is on,” Khandekar said.
The man posing as a medical practitioner from London used the old trick of claiming to have sent her a costly gift to cheat her. He sought money from her under the pretext of payment of GST and currency exchange charges.
“The woman deposited Rs4.26 lakh in different bank accounts through cash depositing machines between August 14 and August 19 last year,” said senior inspector Prakash Khandekar of the Warje Malwadi police.
Khandekar said the complainant was a graduate and preparing for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examinations. She had registered herself on the matrimonial website on the insistence of her parents.
“The suspect contacted the woman and proposed to marry her in August last year after identifying himself as Sanjay Gupta, a medical practitioner from London,” Khandekar said.
They started texting and speaking over the phone. After a few days, the man told her that he was sending her a gift from London.
“On August 14, he contacted her and told her that the parcel contained Euros and the currency exchange charges had to be paid. The man told her to deposit a certain amount to get the parcel,” Khandekar said.
He said the woman deposited the money through a cash depositing machine on the given bank account number. “On the next day, the person again called her and told her to deposit more money for paying the GST. “The woman deposited the amount she was asked for,” Khandekar said, adding that she had deposited Rs4.26 lakh in different bank accounts in five days.
When the woman did not get the parcel, she contacted her would-be husband.
“She became suspicions as he was not reachable. The woman on Thursday decided to lodge a complaint with the Warje Malwadi police. Our investigation is on,” Khandekar said.
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