Female wrestler from Hisar accused of fraud by Delhi Police officer slits wrist
Chandigarh, Aug 31: A woman wrestler from Hisar slit her wrist at her home allegedly over being "falsely" accused of defrauding a police officer of around Rs 50 lakh.
Rounak Gulia told reporters in Hisar that she had slashed her wrist at her home here on Tuesday and was at present in an hospital.
A Delhi Police officer Deepak Sharma, posted as Assistant Superintendent at Delhi Prisons Department, had recently lodged a complaint against Rounak and her husband Ankit Gulia of allegedly defrauding him of more than Rs 50 lakh luring him with huge profits if he invested in their health supplement business.
Rounak in her defence has claimed that Deepak Sharma and her husband knew each other and had some financial dealings pertaining to some business.
She said Sharma has claimed she was absconding whereas she was very much present in Hisar.
Rounak said that she separated from her husband in April this year when she came to know about the pending financial matter between her husband and Sharma.
"On March 2, Deepak Sharma claims, I along with my husband came and took cash from him. But on that date, I was in Belarus for training.
"No money was transferred into my account. The name of the company Sharma has mentioned was closed over a year ago. I am being harassed and being accused falsely," she said.
The wrestler who also appeared in a reality show in 2021 said she got to know about the accusations a few days ago when she was getting ready for her practice.
"I returned from my practice. I was mentally upset. I slit my wrist. When I gained consciousness, I found myself in hospital," she said and demanded an impartial probe into the matter.
Hisar Police said it is probing the charges.
"We have recorded her statement and investigations are being conducted," a Hisar police official said.
As it happens, Deepak Sharma is known for his passion for bodybuilding and had appeared in a reality TV show in 2021. He met Raunak Gulia on the show who was also a participant.
During the show, Raunak introduced herself as a performer and said her husband is a well known entrepreneur in the field of healthcare products, Delhi police had said earlier.
In May 2022, Rounak introduced Sharma to her husband, Ankit Gulia, at the launch party of their supplement brand in which Rounak was a director, said the FIR registered at Madhu Vihar Police Station in east Delhi.
In January, Rounak told Sharma that her husband's business was flourishing and they were earning a huge profit but needed more funds to diversify their brands and set up more outlets, it stated.
Rounak persuaded Sharma that if he could invest Rs 50 lakh then her husband could get him 10 to 15 per cent profit with no share in losses, and also offered him to become a brand ambassador of the company and brand, the FIR said.
Sharma agreed to give the money with the agreement that he will get 15 per cent in the profit. After February this year, he transferred Rs 43 lakh into Ankit's account and further Rs 8 lakh in cash on several occasions, it said.
In April, Sharma claimed he was duped by the couple and filed a complaint.
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Two arrested in K'taka for assaulting minors, uploading CSAM content
Bengaluru (PTI): Two men were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor girls, recording the acts on mobile phones and uploading the videos online as child sexual abuse material, police said on Thursday.
The accused have been identified as Kiran Kumar (29), hailing from Chitradurga district, and Aditya M K (20), hailing from Shivamogga district, they said.
A probe was initiated after information was received from the NCRP portal regarding a suspected instance of creation of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) for online dissemination, police said.
Accordingly, a case was registered at Kaggalipura Police Station under relevant sections of the IT Act on May 10, they added.
Investigation revealed that two minor girl victims were exploited and videos were created and uploaded to the internet. The child victims have subsequently recorded their statements as per procedure and further necessary legal steps have been taken, Pronab Mohanty Director General of Police, Cyber Command, said in a statement.
Based on the statements of the victims, the accused persons, who allegedly assaulted the minors, recorded the acts on mobile phones and uploaded the videos online, were arrested, he said.
Following the probe, sections 65(2) (rape) and 70 (gangrape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with relevant sections of the POCSO Act, have been added to the FIR, police said.
Officials collected relevant information and on May 12, arrested the accused persons and seized three mobile phones belonging to them, in which the videos had allegedly been recorded, he said.
The accused were later produced before the court and taken into police custody for further investigation, he added.
According to him, in CSAM cases, police usually apprehend offenders who have downloaded such content or have kept them in their possession after obtaining them from elsewhere, usually the internet.
"The present case is one of the very few instances where content creators and uploaders have been apprehended," Mohanty added.
