He was after her money, not matrimony

Bank employee duped of lakhs by man she met on matrimonial website

A 26-year-old bank employee was cheated of lakhs of rupees by a person whom she met through a matrimonial website. A complaint was registered at Cyber Crime police station on Monday.

According to the police, the victim Neha (name changed), a private bank employee, was cheated by Ranjith (28), a native of Faridabad in Haryana. She met Ranjith through Jeevan Saathi, a matrimonial website in October, 2014.

They began exchanging messages over Facebook and were talking constantly. Soon, they fell in love. He claimed that he was residing in Malaysia and owning a software company. After winning her confidence, Ranjith asked her to give him Rs 5 lakh as his bank account was blocked due to some technical problems. He gave her a bank account number and Neha believed his version and deposited money into it. He promised her that he would return the money in a week.

As days went by, he gave several similar reasons and took Rs 22 lakh from Neha, who believed that he was truthful and would return it back, said the police.

Who are you?
“After a few months, she started realising that he is trying to avoid her. Neha finally sent a message asking him to return her money. He replied back asking her ‘Who are you?’.

She did not lose hope and waited for him to respond. But when she realised that he stopped answering her calls. She approached the police and lodged a complaint, a senior police officer said.

“We have traced his mobile phone number and found that he is in Faridabad,” the official added.

A case has been registered in Cyber crime police station and investigation is being carried out.

Kidnapped man found dead
A man was abducted and murdered by unidentified persons in JJ Nagar police limits. The deceased has been identified as Syed Yakub, a resident of 6th Main Road at Padarayanapura.

According to the police, Yakub partied with his friend Aslam on the night of December 31 and returned to his house. The suspects abducted him from his house in an autorickshaw around 1.30 am and took him to an undisclosed location. Yakub’s sister Naseema had lodged a missing complaint with the police.

Yakub was rushed to Victoria Hospital with stab injuries around 3.30 am on January 1. He failed to respond to the treatment and died around 9.30 am. With the help of Naseema, the police could identify the victim.

Yakub was arrested in 2015 for selling ganja and was jailed. He began selling sarees after his release. He was staying alone as he had parted ways with his wife, added the police.