PhD scholar duped of ₹24L by ‘astrologers’
04.02.2022
New Delhi: A PhD student from Amity University was allegedly duped of Rs 24 lakh by two men who posed as astrologers and told her she will get good luck and fortune. The accused told the woman that she would have to sacrifice a human and also perform puja and rituals.
The woman was searching for astrologers online and got a number. She called and one of the accused picked up, who then asked her to start performing rituals. It was only when she was told to sacrifice a human that she realised she had been duped.
The two men have been arrested by the cops. They said that their families are also into astrology, but due to loss of business during Covid, they started duping people in order to get more money. Police have seized seven debit cards, cheque books and mobile phones used in the commission of the crime.
The accused have been identified as Tanish and Gaurav, and were arrested from Rajasthan and Punjab. The woman had complained that due to some personal issues in her life and career, she was feeling depressed and suffering from anxiety, which led her to search for astrologers. “She was surfing the web, where she came across a page operating in the name of Amrita Devi, and through the contact details on the page, she contacted the fraudsters,who were pretending to be tantriks capable of solving all problems.
Thecomplainant discussed her issues with the accused in the hope of finding a solution through any ritual. The accused assured her that the rituals costing Rs 24 lakh will solve her problems,” said KPS Malhotra, DCP (cyber cell).
He added, “She agreed for the rituals and gave payments in installments. Gradually, she was duped of Rs 24 lakh. The complainant didn’t find any relief and asked for the reason. The accused told her that the God/Devtas are asking for a human sacrifice, or more rituals, which would cost Rs 20 lakh more. ”
The accused also revealed that they are cousins.
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