Couple in Kanpur scams elderly people of ₹35 crore promising age reversal
Kanpur: In a shocking case from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, a couple has allegedly defrauded numerous elderly individuals out of ₹35 crore by claiming to possess an "Israel-made time machine" that could reverse aging. Rajeev Kumar Dubey and his wife, Rashmi Dubey, established a therapy center called Revival World in the Kidwai Nagar area, asserting that a machine from Israel could transform a 60-year-old into a 25-year-old.
Renu Singh, one of the victims, filed a police complaint alleging that she was cheated out of ₹10.75 lakh and stated that hundreds of others were also deceived, leading to a total loss of around ₹35 crore. Following her complaint, authorities have registered a case against the couple under section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for cheating and have launched a search for them. There are suspicions that the Dubeys may have fled the country to evade capture
According to police reports, the Dubeys promoted the concept of "oxygen therapy," claiming it could rejuvenate the elderly, who they said were aging prematurely due to polluted air. Senior police official Anjali Vishwakarma stated that the couple offered packages costing ₹6,000 for ten sessions and ₹90,000 for a three-year membership.
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7 held for running fake call centre in South Kolkata
Kolkata (PTI): Seven people were arrested from the Parnashree area in the southern part of the city for allegedly running a fake call centre, a police officer said on Saturday.
Acting on a tip-off, police raided a house on Netaji Subhas Road on Friday night and found the fake call centre operating from the ground floor, he said.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused had set up a bogus company using forged documents and posed as employees of an antivirus firm to call citizens in the US, the officer said.
"The callers would gain the trust of victims and then use remote access to take control of their phones or other digital devices. The accused allegedly siphoned off large sums of money, running into millions of dollars, from victims' accounts," he said.
Five laptops, two WiFi routers, six mobile phones and four headsets were seized from the accused, he said, adding that the seven are being questioned to ascertain the full extent of the racket and to identify others involved.
