Archive · 16 Jan 2026
Man Loses Rs 1.92 Crore in Online Friendship Scam
A man from Lucknow, India, lost a lot of money (Rs 1.92 crore) because he thought he was talking to a woman named Bhavika Shetty on WhatsApp.
But it turned out to be a man named Imran Ghazi who was pretending to be a woman.
Ghazi tricked the man into investing money in fake schemes.
The police caught Ghazi and found out he used fake documents to open bank accounts.
The police are still trying to find other people involved in this scam.
A man from Lucknow lost Rs 1.92 crore in an online friendship scam.
The scammer, Imran Ghazi, pretended to be a woman named Bhavika Shetty.
Ghazi gained the victim's trust and convinced him to invest in fraudulent schemes.
Police arrested Ghazi and found fake Aadhaar and PAN cards used to open bank accounts.
The police are investigating to identify and arrest other members of the cyber fraud racket.
- Who
- Shalabh Pandey (victim), Imran Ghazi (accused)
- What
- Online friendship scam resulting in financial fraud
- When
- Complaint filed on June 2, 2025
- Where
- Lucknow, India
- Why
- Accused gained trust and convinced victim to invest in fraudulent schemes
- Victim
- Shalabh Pandey
- Accused
- Imran Ghazi (34)
- Amount Lost
- Rs 1.92 crore
- Fraud Duration
- Within a month
- Fake Identity
- Bhavika Shetty
- Sections Applied
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 66(D) of the Information Technology Act
- Amount Through Accused's Accounts
- Rs 54 lakh
