Overview
- The Wakad police registered an FIR on February 28 after a 30-year-old IT professional reported being cheated through a Jeevansathi.com profile claiming ISRO credentials.
- Police say the fraud occurred between November 27, 2024, and January 30, 2025, with transfers totaling about ₹42.64 lakh on pretexts such as job training and a stuck salary.
- Roughly ₹27 lakh remains unrecovered, and the case has been filed under BNS sections 318(4), 319(2) and IT Act section 66D.
- Reports differ on the suspect’s custody status, with one account citing a recent Rabale arrest and others stating the accused in the Pune case is still being traced.
- In a separate Mumbai probe, Dahisar cyber police arrested Viraj Bala Saheb Bhonsale in Virar for allegedly duping multiple women via matrimonial platforms, with potential losses running into crores.