Megha alias Harini. | Photo Credit:
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A 25-year-old woman from Bengaluru has been arrested for allegedly luring a youth from Mysuru with a fake social media profile and cheating him and his family members of about ₹20 lakh in cash and gold jewellery.
Mysuru City Police said the accused Megha alias Harini, who had a Facebook profile by a different name (Chinugowda Chinugowda), befriended Ravi, a youth from Mysuru, by sending him a friend request. Sending photographs of a beautiful girl, Megha introduced herself as a resident of Vijayagar 2nd stage in Mysuru, whose father owned two petrol bunks and a couple of bars.
Woman held for cheating men through social media
March 17, 2021
Modus operandi of 25-year-old ‘SSLC studied’ trickster was to send friend requests on Facebook and loot cash, jewels
Mysore/Mysuru: A 25-year-old woman, who had cheated many youths to the tune of lakhs of rupees after befriending them on Facebook, has been arrested by Metagalli Police on Mar. 4.
As per a press release from the City Police Commissioner’s Office dated Mar. 16, the accused trickster is Megha alias Harini, wife of Vinod Kumar and a native of Magadi Town in Ramanagara district. She presently resides at Andarahalli in Bengaluru.
Following her arrest, City Police Commissioner Dr. Chandragupta has urged youths not to accept friend requests from strangers and fall prey to criminals.