The man gave a check of Rs 10 lakh to the woman on January 3, which bounced. (Representative)
Mumbai:
A 58-year-old south Mumbai woman was allegedly defrauded of Rs 8.25 lakh by a man he met on a dating app, police said today.
Based on a complaint, police on Monday registered a case against one Sudhir Alok Dhar under sections 420 (cheating), 406 (criminal breach of trust) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code, an official said.
A retired woman living in Colaba, she got acquainted with Mr Dhar on Tinder in August last year and they exchanged phone numbers and started chatting with each other, he said.
The accused allegedly met the woman at a hotel and proposed to her to be in a live-in relationship and get married if everything went well, the officer said quoting the FIR.
Mr Dhar claimed he was staying in a hotel as his house was being renovated and he had a fish farming business, he said.
The accused claimed that he exported fish to Singapore and Vietnam and earned good profits and asked the woman if she wanted to invest in his business, the officer said.
The woman transferred Rs 25,000 to the accused’s bank account and he again demanded Rs 20,000 from her, he said.
Mr Dhar demanded money from the victim on different occasions and she gave him the money by mortgaging her jewelery and borrowing from her brother, the officer said.
The accused promised to return her investment with profits within 60 days, and when he failed to do so, the woman learned more about him and realized that she had been defrauded.
Mr Dhar gave a check of Rs 10 lakh to the complainant on January 3, but when it bounced, he decided to lodge a complaint, the officer said.
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