Ludhiana: Online friend of a woman Uttar Pradesh She was cheated of Rs 2 lakh on the pretext of helping her get her sex reassignment surgery. When the woman demanded her money back, the accused along with two of his accomplices allegedly took her hostage and thrashed her.
The victim said that the police did not register an FIR on her statement.
The 22-year-old woman, requesting anonymity, said, “I wanted to have my sex reassignment surgery. I found a woman on a social networking site a few months ago, who said she hails from Himachal Pradesh and lives in Ludhiana. He claimed that he also changed his gender and offered to help me.
In the first week of July, the victim left the house without informing anyone. “I had come to Ludhiana with Rs 2 lakh, which we had kept for the treatment of my ailing father. My online friend took me to his rented accommodation gave. I gave him Rs 2 lakh and asked him to fix an appointment for me. He asked me to wait for few days. One day, he asked me to go back to my hometown. Then I realized that I had been cheated and asked for my money back. He kicked me out of his house.”
The victim told her brother about this and he came to Ludhiana. “My brother spoke to my online friend on phone and asked him to return the money. On Sunday he invited me to his house to collect the amount. He asked me to come alone,” she said.
“I went to his house and my brother waited at a distance. The accused woman and her two accomplices locked me in the house and beat me up. He told me to call my brother and tell me that I want to stay in Ludhiana and he should go back to UP. When he spoke to my brother, I told him that they had imprisoned me. My brother called the police and I was released from their custody.
Her brother said, “The police took my sister and the accused women to the police station. The accused woman revealed that she had bought gold with money and was left with only Rs 60,000. The police returned him Rs 60,000 and refused to register a complaint. My father was ill so I had to return with my sister. But I have asked my relative who lives on Tibba Road to complain to the police.”
Assistant Commissioner of Police (Industrial Zone-B) Randhir Singh said, “The matter is under my notice. I have asked the complainants to meet me. The matter will be investigated.”
The victim said that the police did not register an FIR on her statement.
The 22-year-old woman, requesting anonymity, said, “I wanted to have my sex reassignment surgery. I found a woman on a social networking site a few months ago, who said she hails from Himachal Pradesh and lives in Ludhiana. He claimed that he also changed his gender and offered to help me.
In the first week of July, the victim left the house without informing anyone. “I had come to Ludhiana with Rs 2 lakh, which we had kept for the treatment of my ailing father. My online friend took me to his rented accommodation gave. I gave him Rs 2 lakh and asked him to fix an appointment for me. He asked me to wait for few days. One day, he asked me to go back to my hometown. Then I realized that I had been cheated and asked for my money back. He kicked me out of his house.”
The victim told her brother about this and he came to Ludhiana. “My brother spoke to my online friend on phone and asked him to return the money. On Sunday he invited me to his house to collect the amount. He asked me to come alone,” she said.
“I went to his house and my brother waited at a distance. The accused woman and her two accomplices locked me in the house and beat me up. He told me to call my brother and tell me that I want to stay in Ludhiana and he should go back to UP. When he spoke to my brother, I told him that they had imprisoned me. My brother called the police and I was released from their custody.
Her brother said, “The police took my sister and the accused women to the police station. The accused woman revealed that she had bought gold with money and was left with only Rs 60,000. The police returned him Rs 60,000 and refused to register a complaint. My father was ill so I had to return with my sister. But I have asked my relative who lives on Tibba Road to complain to the police.”
Assistant Commissioner of Police (Industrial Zone-B) Randhir Singh said, “The matter is under my notice. I have asked the complainants to meet me. The matter will be investigated.”
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