A 37-year-old man and two of his aides have been booked for allegedly duping a woman of Rs 4.89 lakh in a matrimonial fraud.
A 37-year-old man and two of his aides have been booked for allegedly duping a woman of Rs 4.89 lakh in a matrimonial fraud. The accused, Mohit Singh, posed as a reputed doctor settled in a foreign country. Singh, on a matrimonial website, asked the victim to send him money in over three instalments, claiming he was on his way to India but was stuck in the customs department and would be let off only if he clears his dues.
Police sources said, earlier this year in January, the accused, Singh, had created a fake profile on the website, claiming he is a doctor. Soon after that, Singh connected with the Mumbai-based victim and struck a conversation with her. As time passed, the duo continued their chats over the internet and exchanged phone numbers to have telephonic conversations. After having developed romantic feelings for each other, they decided to take the relationship forward, said police.
A few weeks later, in April, Singh said he was visiting India and wanted to meet her. He also said, he was bringing her opulent gifts for their first meeting, said a senior police inspector of BKC police station.
"Singh had contacted the victim and said he was held up by the customs officials, who would not let him off unless he pays them the pending dues. He promised the victim that he is sending two of his friends, James Grey and Neha Gupta, with the US dollars equivalent to Rs 4.89 lakh, if she lends him the money through online transactions," said police.
However, Singh's friends never contacted the victim and the accused too disappeared. After over a month passed, the victim approached BKC Police and registered a complaint against Singh. Kalpana Gadekar, senior police inspector of BKC police station said, "We are tracking the internet protocol address from which messages were sent and are trying to get the bank details in which the money was transferred. We cannot promise if the amount will be recovered but we are trying to nab the accused." A case of cheating was registered against Singh and his accomplices under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act.
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