Korea. A young man from Kolkata first contacted the girl from Sonhat police station area of Koriya district and introduced her to her and cheated her of Rs 4 lakh 18 thousand on the pretext of marriage. The girl had reported the case in the month of January. Police have arrested the accused youth from Kolkata. According to the information, on October 08, 2023, a young man introduced himself to a girl resident of Bhainswar and called her Vijay Kumar and promised her marriage. He declared himself to be abroad and said that when he would return to India, he would bring gold chains, earrings, watches and clothes.
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On October 12, 2023, the young man again called the girl and said that he had reached Mumbai airport. I don’t have a passport or visa. The jewelery and Rs 85 lakh cash he was bringing for him has been kept at the airport by the police. Send me 20 thousand rupees on phone pay to get passport and visa made online. The young man again contacted the girl on her phone and said that he was calling DSP from Mumbai police station. The young man has been caught during checking. It will take more money than just Rs 20 thousand to save him. Due to this, the girl fell into his trap and made a total transaction of Rs 4,18,700 through him on several phone numbers and accounts.
Later, when there was no contact with the young man, he realized that he had been cheated. The girl lodged an FIR in Sonhat police station on 04 January 2024. During investigation by cyber cell, it was revealed that the accused was in West Bengal. Cyber Cell Korea team left for West Bengal to trace the accused. After investigation, police arrested Sanjeet Payat father Biren Payat (27), resident of Bettiyari, Howrah, Calcutta, West Bengal. The accused, along with his own account, has transferred the amount to the accounts of his mother Chayana Payat’s Punjab National Bank, sister Sanjita Sardar’s UCO Bank and his friend Suman Mandal’s Punjab National Bank. After taking action against the accused under Section 420 and 66(D) of the IT Act, the court has sent him to jail. The team of cyber cell in-charge Vinod Paswan, constable Ajit Rajwade, Amit Bhardwaj, Pradeep Sahu, Amreshanand, Sajal Jaiswal, Raghavendra Puri, Shivam Sinha remained active in the action.
