Mumbai woman duped of ₹3.36 lakh man she met on Tinder, investigation underway | Trending
A 46-year-old yoga teacher from Mumbai has allegedly been duped of ₹3.36 lakh a man whom she met on a dating app, police said. The victim got acquainted with the scammer on the dating app Tinder. The man, Amit Kumar, claimed to be a doctor staying in Manchester, England, an official said on Wednesday. Unlock exclusive access to the latest news on India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Download Now! The woman, resident of Churchgate area in south Mumbai, got acquainted with the man on the dating app Tinder recently and interacted with him, he said. After being in touch for a couple of days, both of them exchanged phone numbers and started chatting on WhatsApp. On April 25, the man told the victim that he has sent her a gift which she has to collect, the official said. After some days, a woman claiming to be from a courier company in Delhi called the victim and said there was a gift for her from Manchester. The caller demanded money from the victim to complete formalities for sending her the gift, the official said. The victim allegedly deposited ₹3.36 lakh into various accounts specified the caller, he said. She later realised that she was being cheated, following which she approached the Marine Drive police on Tuesday and filed a complaint. Based on the complaint, a case was regered against the man and the caller under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act and a probe was on into it, the official said. Catch every big hit, every wicket with Crick-it, a one stop destination for Live Scores, Match Stats, Quizzes, Polls & much more. Explore now! : The Big Picture’, a fresh segment in HT’s talk show ‘The Interview with Kumkum Chadha’, where leaders across the political spectrum discuss the upcoming general elections. Watch Now! Get Latest Updates on Trending News Viral Video, Photos from India and around the world News / Trending / Mumbai woman duped of ₹3.36 lakh man she met on Tinder, investigation underway
