MP man held for cyber frauds worth Rs 20-25L in Agra

Agra: A 38-year-old man from Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly committing cyber frauds amounting to Rs 20-25 lakh in Agra.According to the police, Durgesh Singh Tomar, a BCom graduate, employed two distinct methods to defraud victims.In the first scheme, Tomar created fake female profiles and interacted with people by imitating a woman's voice. "The accused pretended to be a woman to lure victims into romantic relationships. Once they were emotionally involved, he sent them fake nude photographs and blackmailed them into transferring money," the Agra police said.In the second type of fraud, Tomar targeted individuals through a messaging app, offering online trading tutorials. "He added people to a messaging group named ‘Robotxauusdfx', claiming to teach them online trading through robotic strategies that promised high returns. He then opened trading accounts for the victims, which he controlled," police said.To receive the defrauded money, Tomar allegedly used forged documents, including fake PAN and Aadhaar cards to open multiple bank accounts under names and duped around 15-20 individuals along with an accomplice, Manoj Dubey, by convincing them to transfer funds under the guise of online trading.Agra city ADCP Aditya said, "We received a complaint and filed an FIR against Tomar under BNS sections 318(4) (cheating), 337 (forging documents or electronic records) and relevant sections of the IT Act. Teams under ACP Hariparwat Vinayak Bhonsale were formed to apprehend him. He has multiple cases against him, with nine complaints registered across various states. He was arrested from Gwalior and will be presented in court before being sent to jail."Agra: A 38-year-old man from Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly committing cyber frauds amounting to Rs 20-25 lakh in Agra.According to the police, Durgesh Singh Tomar, a BCom graduate, employed two distinct methods to defraud victims.In the first scheme, Tomar created fake female profiles and interacted with people by imitating a woman's voice. "The accused pretended to be a woman to lure victims into romantic relationships. Once they were emotionally involved, he sent them fake nude photographs and blackmailed them into transferring money," the Agra police said.In the second type of fraud, Tomar targeted individuals through a messaging app, offering online trading tutorials. "He added people to a messaging group named ‘Robotxauusdfx', claiming to teach them online trading through robotic strategies that promised high returns. He then opened trading accounts for the victims, which he controlled," police said.To receive the defrauded money, Tomar allegedly used forged documents, including fake PAN and Aadhaar cards to open multiple bank accounts under names and duped around 15-20 individuals along with an accomplice, Manoj Dubey, by convincing them to transfer funds under the guise of online trading.Agra city ADCP Aditya said, "We received a complaint and filed an FIR against Tomar under BNS sections 318(4) (cheating), 337 (forging documents or electronic records) and relevant sections of the IT Act. Teams under ACP Hariparwat Vinayak Bhonsale were formed to apprehend him. He has multiple cases against him, with nine complaints registered across various states. He was arrested from Gwalior and will be presented in court before being sent to jail."