Delhi Police has arrested a 20-year-old youth from Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, who described himself as a ‘tantrik’ on social media. He used to deceive people by making videos and pictures through Artificial Intelligence (AI). It claimed to solve personal, family and love related problems through Tantra-Mantra, exorcism, rituals and black magic. Through this he used to extort money from people.
Delhi Police Deputy Commissioner (New Delhi) Devesh Mahala said that the name of the accused is Rahul. He had created many fake social media accounts and websites with the name ‘AGHORI_JI_RAJASTHAN’. He used to make and upload videos on it featuring ghostly figures and mysterious rituals. He used to promote them through paid advertisements, so that his page could reach more and more people.
His targets were people who were emotionally weak, troubled in relationships, family and those who believed in superstition. Police investigation revealed that whenever someone contacted Rahul, he used to scare him through phone calls and chats that there were ghosts in his house. He is in the grip of some black magic. After this, he used to ask for money from them through online transfer, saying that he would perform expensive rituals.
This money was deposited in the UPI IDs linked to the bank accounts of the accused and his family. As soon as he received the money, Rahul would block the victims and delete the chats. The matter came to light when a woman from Delhi lodged a complaint on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal. She told that the online psychic had claimed to drive away the evil spirits living in her house.
Not only this, he had also scared her by sending pictures of shapes created by AI. Because of this, the victim woman had transferred Rs 1.14 lakh to his bank account. But as soon as he received the money, the accused blocked him. After registering the case, the Cyber Cell of Delhi Police, during investigation, found many suspicious transactions in the bank accounts of the accused. These accounts were in the name of Rahul and his family.
Police also found that the mobile number linked to his social media handle was also registered in his name. Rahul was constantly changing locations to avoid arrest. But finally the police team raided Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan on October 9 and caught him. During interrogation, the accused confessed that he had created many fake social media accounts. Used to trick people through a website.
He told that he had been doing this work for several months. Had duped more than 50 people across the country. Police have seized three mobile phones, five SIM cards, three debit cards, three check books and a fake website from the possession of the accused. Delhi Police is now investigating whether anyone else was involved in this fraud along with Rahul. Forensic investigation of the website and social media accounts is underway.
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