Archive · 23 Jun 2025
Bhopal Police Busted Sorcery Scam, Arrested Three
A woman in Bhopal was tricked out of a lot of money by a group of people.
They told her they could cure her sick mother using magic, also called sorcery.
They took money and jewelry, saying they needed it for special rituals.
The woman became suspicious and went to the police.
The police caught some of the people involved, but others got away with the rest of the money and jewelry.
Now, the police are still trying to find the missing people and get the stolen items back.
An interstate gang was busted for allegedly duping a woman in Bhopal.
The gang allegedly defrauded a 25-year-old woman of ₹40 lakh.
The accused claimed to treat the woman's mother using sorcery.
Police arrested the main accused and two accomplices, recovering ₹13 lakh in jewelry.
Two other accomplices are still at large with the remaining cash and valuables.
- Who
- Ankit Singh and his accomplices duped Aarti.
- What
- An interstate gang duped a woman of ₹40 lakh on the pretext of treating her mother through sorcery.
- When
- The crime branch police busted the gang on Sunday.
- Where
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- The accused falsely claimed to cure the victim's mother through sorcery to get money.
- Victim
- Aarti
- Accused
- Ankit Singh
- Age of Ankit Singh
- 25 years
- Amount of money and jewelry
- ₹40 lakh
- Items recovered
- Jewellery worth ₹13 lakh
- Status
- Three arrested, others at large