Mumbai yoga teacher duped of Rs 3.36 lakh by man she met on dating app

A 46yearold Mumbai yoga teacher has allegedly been duped of Rs 336 lakh by a man whom she met on a dating app police said reported news agency PTIThe man Amit Kumar claimed to be a doctor staying in Manchester England an official said on Wednesday reported PTIThe woman resident of Churchgate area in south Mumbai got acquainted with the man on the dating app recently and interacted with him he said reported PTIAfter being in touch for a couple of days both of them exchanged phone numbers and started chatting on WhatsAppOn April 25 the man told the Mumbai yoga teacher that he has sent her a gift which she has to collect the official said reported PTIAfter some days a woman claiming to be from a courier company in Delhi called the Mumbai yoga teacher and said there was a gift for her from ManchesterThe caller demanded money from the victim to complete formalities for sending her the gift the official saidThe victim allegedly deposited Rs 336 lakh into various accounts specified by the caller he said reported PTIThe Mumbai yoga teacher later realised that she was being cheated following which she approached the Marine Drive police on Tuesday and filed a complaint reported PTIBased on the complaint a case was registered against the man and the caller under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act and a probe was on into it the official saidIn another case police have registered a case against two brothers for allegedly duping a transporter of Rs 2250 lakh in Maharashtras Thane city an official said reported PTIThe two accused worked as operations manager and goods loading incharge with the transporters firm hereSince March the accused duo fabricated payment details of the companys truck and trailer drivers working and allegedly drew payments of vehicle cleaners while no such persons worked with the transporter the official from Naupada police station said reported PTIThis came to light during the inspection and audit of the firms accountsThe two accused later fled from their residence in Thane and took away the mobile phones and a laptop given to them for official use thus duping the transporter collectively of Rs 2250 lakh the police said reported PTIFollowing a complaint by the transport firms owner the police on Tuesday registered a case against the two accused under Indian Penal Code sections 408 criminal breach of trust 379 theft and 34 acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention the official saidWith inputs from PTI