Introducing herself as an USA-based binary trader, the accused woman convinced the victim into investing ₹5.20 lakh on a cryptocurrency exchange platform.
The matter occurred in July 2022, when the victim, who is also the complainant in the case, Krian Yande, wanted to buy a bottle of wine and for the same, he was searching online.
The fraudster posed as Rula Ghani, the wife of Afghanistan's ex-president Ashraf Ghani and was approached by the complainant under the pretext of seeking his help in making huge investments in the Indian market.
Arpita Kesarkar, an accountant, wanted to get rid of her juicer. She took a photo of the appliance and uploaded it on OLX app, only to get cheated, the police said.