‘Trust Won with Marriage’: Australian PIO organized a 3.6 CR Pune woman to cheat; Many people can get. Bharat News
New Delhi: Pune Police arrested an Indian -origin person from Australia, cheating a woman worth Rs 3.6 crore by promising to marry her.The accused, Abhishek Shukla, who holds an Australian passport, was arrested on Wednesday at Mumbai Airport.According to officials, Shukla created a fake marital website and Dr. Ronit presented as Oberoi. The police have appealed to other women, who may be a victim of equal fraud to come forward by Conman and file a complaint.Pune Cyber Police Senior Inspector Swapnali Shinde, who is investigating the case, urged any other victims to contact the police via email. [[email protected]] (Melto: [email protected]) or by calling 7058719371 /7058719375.“The woman, originally from Delhi and currently in Pune, created a profile on a matrimonial portal demanding a life partner. The accused contacted her for some time in 2023, befriended her, and promised to marry and won her faith,” Additional Police Commissioner (Crime) said Pankaj Deshmukh.He said that the two allegedly lived together at various places in Pune and other parts of India.“The woman received Rs 5 crore as a living allowance through her previous marriage and was in the process of establishing a business focused on mindfulness and spirituality programs for children. Learning about her financial situation, the accused lured her into a fake business proposal, claiming that he could help in taking his enterprise internationally and arranged for money,” said Deshmukh.According to police, Shukla allegedly introduced the woman to her two so -called “Associates,” *Yavon Handyani *and *Vincent Quan *, who reportedly lived in Singapore. He convinced him to transfer money to various accounts in India and Singapore. Over time, the woman transferred Rs 3,60,18,540.Later, the accused claimed that he developed oral cancer and slowly cut into contact.“In September 2024, the woman received an email from ‘Vincent Kuan’, stating that ‘Dr. Ronit Oberoi’ had died. Suspiciously, she informed a friend who warned her for the possibility of cheating. Then she realized that she had reached the Puni Cyber Police Station in November 2024, saying she said.Police confirmed that the accused was a resident of Perth, Australia. A case of cheating was registered, and a look-out circular was issued against him.Police came to know that he was reaching Mumbai from Singapore. A team led by Sub-Inspector Sushil Damre caught Shukla at Mumbai Airport and arrested him.“Technical analysis of the accused’s digital activity showed that he had messed up at least 3,194 women using the fake identity ‘Dr. Ronit Oberoi’ through the matrimonial site. The scope of fraud could be very large, and further investigation is going on,” said Deshmukh.
