Extorted lakhs from a young man he met through a remarriage advertisement; 36-year-old arrested – Fraud

by time news

Pathanamthitta ∙ The woman who met the young man who had advertised for remarriage over the phone and lured him to extort lakhs was arrested. Vijayan’s daughter V. Arya (36) was arrested at East Putantura house in Krishnapuram Kappil, Alappuzha. Arya was arrested by Koipram Police of Pathanamthitta. The accused was produced in court and remanded.

In May 2020, Arya came across a remarriage advertisement posted by Ajith, a resident of Koipram Kadapra, and contacted her over phone. The case is that Arya cheated Ajith that her sister was interested in getting married, and cheated her through bank transactions of Rs. The amount was transferred to Katanam South Indian Bank account. Also two new mobile phones were taken.

Realizing that he was cheated, Ajith lodged a complaint with DySP, Pathanamthitta on January 1, 2022. Coipram SI Rakesh Kumar registered a case based on the complaint and conducted a detailed investigation. The investigation team collected the information regarding the calls of the mobile phones with the help of the district police cyber cell. Documents related to money transactions were also recovered. An investigation was conducted by visiting the mobile shop in Thiruvalla where the mobile phone was purchased as requested by the accused and the owner of the bakery in Kayamkulam to whom the mobile phone was sold.

The subsequent investigation revealed that Arya did not have a sister and she was deceiving the young man by telling her that she was interested in marriage. Later, the police team, which was searching for the location of the woman’s phone, got information that she was in Eastern Cheri, Palakkad. The accused got stuck in the subsequent move.

Arya confessed to the crime during detailed interrogation. It has been found that the phone seized from the accused was obtained by tricking the youth. A detailed investigation is going on whether the accused has committed a similar crime, whether there are more accused, regarding the sale of money.

English Summary: Matrimony Fraud Case: One Arrested at Pathanamthitta

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