Police officials investigating the case have announced a reward of Rs 4,000 for those who would provide information about the two absconding accused. The two accused have been identified as Rakesh Gupta, a resident of Gohalpur Shanti Nagar, and Lakhan Nayak, a resident of Madhotal.

From 'Kamal' To 'Phulmati'

Gupta and Nayak contacted a businessman named Deepak Kumar Tibrewala (57) and offered him a land deal for 37,660 square feet of land registered in the name of Phulmati in Oriya village, Adhartal. The accused individuals presented Kamala Sen as Phulmati and swindled Rs 76 lakh from the businessman. Later, upon investigation, it was discovered that the real Phulmati had already died.

Meanwhile, the superintendent of police has also announced rewards for other absconding accused. A reward of 10,000 rupees each has been announced for Hemraj Lodhi, alias Lakkhu, and Charan Singh Lodhi, residents of Pipriyakala, who are absconding in the Belkheda police station case.

In a separate case, cybercriminals posed as customer care agents and swindled the money in small installments over two consecutive days. The Thatipur Police have registered a case and initiated an investigation into the matter.

The victim has been identified as Dashrath Mahaur (38), who is a resident of Ashok Colony, Thatipur. Mahaur's washing machine was not functioning properly for a few days. To repair the appliance, he searched for the company's customer care number on Google. When he found a contact number and made a call, the receiver claimed to be a customer care representative and asked for a payment of Rs 1 to register the complaint. Shortly after sending the payment via Paytm, the Gwalior man received an APK file. Upon the instructions of the fraudster, he downloaded the file. The victim then started receiving messages of money getting deducted from his bank account. The cyber fraudsters siphoned off a sum of Rs 4.15 lakh from the victim's bank account within two days.