Noida: A 26-year-old Bhopal-based woman who works at a MNC in Noida was allegedly duped to the tune of Rs 65 lakh after she met a man through matrimonial website and he siphoned off money after accessing her mobile phone, police said.
Police filed a FIR on Monday at the Sector 58 police station under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the sections for cheating and rape.
In her police complaint, the woman said that in 2024, she connected with the accused on the matrimonial website. “After chatting for a while, they met face to face. The man had claimed that he had taken voluntary retirement from a central government job and was going to start his own business,” said SHO Amit Kumar, Sector 58 police station.
“They had been residing together at a rented accommodation in Sector 56 for the last nine months. During that time, the man gained access to her phone, transferred her savings of ₹25 lakh, and took multiple loans worth approximately ₹40 lakh using OTPs,” the SHO added.
She claimed that the man blocked the bank messages on her phone to avoid alerts to and suspicion by the victim. According to the officer, “Around eight to nine days ago, he disappeared without informing her. Unable to reach him and finding his phone switched off, she discovered the fraud after being approached by bank,” the officer said.
“Two teams have been formed to locate the suspect, who had claimed to be a resident of Madhya Pradesh. Efforts are on to identify and nab him,” said Noida’s additional DCP Sumit Shukla.
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