Agra: A 24-year-old man in Agra was arrested on Friday for allegedly pretending to have a sick younger sister and raising at least Rs 2.5 lakh through crowdfunding appeals on social media.
Police sources told TOI Jai Singh Rathore did not have a sister but claimed that his imaginary 12-year-old sister had glaucoma and was at risk of losing her eyesight without urgent surgery in Delhi. An FIR was filed at the Bah police station under relevant BNS sections including 318(4) (cheating) and 340(2) (forged document or electronic record), Agrawal said. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Agra | Silver Rate in Agra | Bank Holidays in Agra | Public Holidays in Agra | Agra AQI | Weather in Agra | Petrol Price in Agra | Diesel Price in Agra | CNG Price in Agra | LPG Price in Agra Stay updated with the latest Agra news.
He allegedly used forged hospital letterheads, medical prescriptions and treatment-cost estimates to convince people to donate money to his bank account, police said. He added that further legal proceedings were underway. Download the TOI App.
DCP Agra (east) Abhishek Agrawal said Rathore had “played with the sentiments of the public” to collect donations illegally. The alleged fraud came to light after a donor contacted Shroff Eye Centre, the private hospital in Delhi NCR named in the documents. The hospital subsequently issued a public alert saying it had no record of the patient and that its letterhead had been forged.