Visakhapatnam: A man, posing as a girl for nearly two years on Facebook, fleeced Rs 4 lakh from his victim and was finally arrested by cyber crime police of Vizag from his house in Kakinada on Wednesday.
Cybercrime inspector V. Gopinath said that K. Jagadeesh, 23, introduced himself as Sandhya to J. Maheswara Rao, 23, of Vizag. Maheswara Rao believed the tale and fell in love with the fake profile.
Jagadeesh collected nearly Rs 4 lakh from his victim, saying that “her” family was facing a financial crisis. After taking the money, Jagadeesh broke off contact with his victim. A few months ago, Jagadeesh, posing as Sandhya, texted Rao saying that “she” had got married suddenly and was in the United States along with “her husband”.
Jagadeesh then cheated Rao again, saying that “her husband” is torturing her and she wanted to marry him upon returning to India.
The victim again deposited money into Jagadeesh’s bank account for purchasing the flight tickets. Later, Jagadeesh again broke off contact.
Realisation finally dawned upon Rao and he approached the police.
Cybercrime police registered a case under Section 420, 419 of the IPC and Section 66 (C) and 66 (D) of IT Act.
While Jagadeesh has been sent to remand for 15 days, Rao is trying to find a way to clear his debts.
