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News Topical, Digital Desk : Kanpur : A female cyber fraudster duped an engineer of Rs 97,16,799 by luring him with the promise of high returns on his investments through a Telegram group. First, the fraudster increased his greed by promising a dividend of Rs 3,230 for a deposit of Rs 25,000. Then, between November 14, 2025, and February 27, 2026, she siphoned off the money by making 47 transactions. The victim has filed a complaint at the cybercrime police station.
Engineer duped of Rs 97 lakh in 47 transactions by promising high returns on investment
Vimlesh Soni said that in November last year, he was contacted via Telegram by a young woman from Kerala named Puchika Menon, alias Yuvi Batapama. During their conversation, they shared their mobile numbers. Puchika claimed to be involved in real estate and forex trading.
The woman fraudster took the victim into confidence and duped her between November 14, 2025, and February 27, 2026.
He reported earning $8,495 (approximately Rs 7.22 lakh) in dividends from a trading company. He also invested $60,000, earning a 14 percent return. He then sent a link to a website and registered using Aadhaar and PAN information. He then deposited Rs 61,97,891 from his account at ICICI Bank in Mathura into various accounts in 24 transactions .
Deposited around eight lakh rupees in 12 installments
He deposited Rs 790,000 in 12 installments into various accounts at HDFC Bank in Civil Lines, Prayagraj, and Rs 2428907 in 10 installments from his wife Radha Soni's account at ICE , Mathura . His friend Deepak Gupta also transferred Rs 3 lakh.
On March 14, the victim filed a complaint with the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal. Subsequently, some funds were frozen in various accounts. Cyber Police Station in-charge Satish Chandra Yadav said the accounts to which the money was transferred are being investigated.
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