24-Year-Old Rajasthan Engineer Posing As Woman On Dating App Dupes Navi Mumbai Businessman

A 24-year-old man was arrested in Dehradun for posing as a woman on a dating app and defrauding a businessman of Rs 33.27 lakhs by claiming to need money for various expenses.

A 24-year-old man was arrested for posing as a woman on a dating app and defrauding a businessman of Rs 33.27 lakhs. (Representative AI Image)

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In yet another case of cyber fraud, the Navi Mumbai Crime Branch Police Team have arrested a 24-year-old youth for committing fraud and duping a 54-year-old businessman from Koparkhairane.

As per the details, the accused is identified as Sanjay Meena and he duped the businessman of Rs 33.27 lakhs by posing as a woman on dating app. The team tracked Meena's whereabouts to Dehradun, Uttarakhand, and was apprehended there.

Gajanan Kadam, Senior Inspector of the cyber crime police station, said as quoted by Times of India, "The arrested accused is identified as Sanjay Meena, who hails from Rajasthan. He posed as a woman on the dating app 'Bumble' and communicated with the complainant using WhatsApp and Snapchat messages. He kept his display picture on WhatsApp as that of a young woman." 

As per the details, Meena made the businessman pay for personal expenses by claiming it was needed for medical emergencies, college fees, etc.

The accused chatted with the complainant and established a love relationship. The exchange of messages happened between March and June last year and after that, the accused got the victim's trust and made him transfer money by claiming it was needed for medical emergencies, college fees, among other expenses.

The investigation has revealed that Meena hailed from Bukna, Rajasthan, Lokmat Times reported. During the investigation, a technical analysis of the mobile number and bank account used in the fraud led the police team to Uttarakhand. After tracing the accused's loaction, he was taken into custody. Further investigation has revealed that Meena was directly involved in the crime, and was arrested in January 2025. As of now, he is in judicial custody.

It is been reported that Meena had several girlfriends whose bank accounts he used to make the complainant transfer the money. He even used mobile SIMs of others to communicate with the complainant. The police has seized a car, four mobile phones, a MacBook, a hard disk and a dongle from the accused.