Techie cheated of Rs 4.19 lakh by dating portal

A techie was allegedly duped of Rs 4.19 lakh by a dating portal under the pretext of registering their firm with his company. Police have registered a case regarding this.

Bengaluru (K'taka): A techie in Bengaluru was reportedly cheated of Rs 4.19 lakh by a dating portal under the pretext of registering their firm with his company.

The techie, in his complaint, said that the "Dating Friendship and Telemarketing Company" approached him in December 2019 with this request.

He agreed and was then asked to pay Rs 2,000 as enrollment fees, which he did.

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Later, two women rang him up on December 20 and 31 to ask for more payments, totalling 4.19 lakh.

However, he grew suspicious when they rang him up a third time, demanding that he pay an additional Rs 1 lakh, following which he lodged a police complaint.

Police said that they have registered a case on January 24 against the portal and two women employees.

No one has been arrested so far, police said.

With inputs from PTI