He befriended with a woman, who promised to marry him and persuaded to invest in the stock market
Bihar engineer duped Rs 1.5Crs on pretext of marriage: A Bihar engineer allegedly defrauded of Rs 1.5 crore on the pretext of marriage through a dating portal. Police investigations are underway to trace the accused and others involved in this fraud.
The shocking incident has come to light from Darbhanga, Bihar. According to police information an engineer Deepak Kumar Jha was searching for a life partner over the dating portal. During this time he befriended with a woman, who promised to marry him and persuaded to invest in the stock market. Although the two never communicated on video calls Jha believed the woman. Their relationship continued for 3 months.
The woman, who introduced herself as Shruti, told Jha that she worked at an investment bank and could help him earn substantial returns through investments in the stock markets. Trusting her claims he began transferring money into different bank accounts provided by her. Preliminary investigations revealed that Jha initially transferred his personal savings before sending money belonging to his parents and sister. Over approximately three months, the transfers reportedly reached nearly ₹1.5 crore. In his complaint, Jha identified 30 separate bank accounts into which the money had been transferred.
One day Deepak needed money and asked Shruti to give back his deposit. But she made excuse of maintenance work and imposed anew condition to pay an additional 25% to get his deposit back. Upon hearing this Deepak became suspicious.
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When he tried to contact Shruti, her mobile number was switched off. He realized he had been subjected to a major cyber fraud in the name of marriage and investment. He immediately filed a complaint with the cyber helpline number 1930. Subsequently, a written application was submitted to the Darbhanga Cyber Police Station and an FIR was registered.
Police are now gathering information on30 different bank accounts into which the fraudulent funds were transferred. Police are also investigating her social media IDs and are currently trying to determine her true identity.
