Blackmails her by threatening to expose her private pictures, videos
New Delhi: The matter came to light after police received a complaint from a doctor who was conned by Kumar. The police have arrested the accused Anand Kumar and his co-conspirator Priyam Yadav. Kumar created a fake profile on Tinder app and identified himself as Dr Rohit Gujral to the doctor after which both of them started talking to each other. Kumar also promised that he would marry her and made her transfer Rs 30,000 into his bank account. He also blackmailed her by threatening to expose her private pictures and videos, police said.
During interrogation, Kumar told the police that the whole idea of identifying himself as a doctor came after he watched the movie Kabir Singh. In the movie Kabir Singh, Shahid Kapoor portrays the character of an orthopedic surgeon.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Cyber Cell) Anyesh Roy said Kumar used to run an event management firm and was in touch with a lot of men and women who aspired to become models and actors.
“He used the pictures of one of these men to create fake profile on various dating apps like Tinder, Bumble and matrimonial sites like Jeevan Saathi, by the name of Dr. Rohit Gujral, claiming to be an orthopedic surgeon,” he said.
He then created a profile in such a way that it attracts women, Kumar said during interrogation, police said.
Once he connected with the women, he would exchange numbers and start talking to them. On the pretext of his mother’s treatment, he would avoid video calls with the them and within a few days, would convince them about his seriousness to marry them. He would also ask the women to send their private pictures and videos, police said
