Lucknow Cyber Fraud: Man Loses ₹1.92 Crore to Fake Online 'Woman', Accused Arrested

• A Lucknow man lost ₹1.92 crore in a cyber fraud after befriending a 'woman' named Bhavika Shetty on WhatsApp.
• The 'woman' was later identified as Imran Ghazi, a 34-year-old man from Mishripur Depot, Gudamba police station area.
• Ghazi persuaded the victim, Shalabh Pandey, to invest in schemes promising high returns, leading to the large financial loss.
• Police arrested Imran Ghazi, who confessed to using fake Aadhaar and PAN cards to open multiple bank accounts for receiving fraudulent funds.
• A case has been registered under the Indian Justice Code and Section 66(D) of the IT Act for fraud using a fake identity.

Why It Matters: A Lucknow man lost ₹1.92 crore in a cyber fraud orchestrated by a man posing as a woman online.