A man posing as an engineer from the U.S.A. lured a 57-year-old city-based school teacher for five years through a matrimonial app and made away with ₹2.2 crore.
The East Division cybercrime police have registered a case of identity theft, cheating by impersonation under the IT Act.
It was in November last year, after five years, that the victim realised she had been cheated. She approached the police on Friday seeking help to get back her savings.
In her complaint, the victim said that she was living alone following the death of her husband, while her son was living separately. She decided to find a partner and enrolled in a matrimonial app to look for a suitable partner in December 2019. A few days later, she found a match identified as Aahan Kumar A., who claimed to be a U.S. citizen. She started chatting with him on WhatsApp without even asking for his photograph or meeting him online. After a couple of chats, the duo became so close that Aahan Kumar agreed to be her partner and started addressing her as his wife. In January 2020, Aahan sought financial help for an emergency as he did not have sufficient funds for food. She sent him the money, which he assured her would be a loan to be repaid in six months. Trusting his words, the victim started supporting him financially.
The cheating came to light when the accused started calling her just for money and demanded an additional ₹3.5 lakh after she had paid ₹2.2 lakh.
Published – October 06, 2025 07:42 pm IST
