In Lucknow’s Alambagh Kotwali, the girl has filed a case of cheating of three lakh rupees. The victim and the accused were identified through a matrimonial website.
The girl resident of Omnagar had created an ID on the matrimonial website at the behest of the family members. In October 2021, Banaras Babatpur resident Nandlal Yadav contacted on the ID of the girl. There were frequent talks between the two on the phone. Nandlal had also sent a marriage proposal to the girl’s family. Which the girl accepted.
According to the victim, in November 2021, Nandlal called and said that he was in financial trouble. Seeing the fiance in trouble, the girl gave about twenty thousand rupees. After this, Nandlal kept calling from time to time and asking for money. According to the victim, between November 2021 and May 2022, she had deposited about three lakh rupees in Nandlal’s account. After sending the money for the last time in May 2022, he did not talk to Nandlal. The number was switched off on calling.
Even after contacting the matrimonial website, no information about the accused could be obtained. According to the victim, she kept on trying to talk to Nandlal. On not getting success, the victim lodged a complaint by reaching Alambagh police station. Inspector Brijesh Kumar Yadav said that investigation is being done by registering a case.