Three Delhi men jailed for two months for duping farmer of ₹1 lakh in fake scholarship scam
मुख्य बातें
- •Three men from Delhi were sentenced to two months imprisonment and fined ₹1,000 each for defrauding a Tamil Nadu farmer of ₹1 lakh in a fake scholarship scheme.
- •The fraudsters contacted the farmer over the phone, falsely claiming his daughter’s scholarship was sanctioned and demanded ₹1 lakh in installments.
- •The victim, Lakshmanan (48), from Panankulam near Nanguneri, filed a complaint with the Cyber Crime Wing on March 17, 2026.
- •A special Tirunelveli police team traveled to Delhi, arrested the three accused, and secured the first cyber crime conviction in Tirunelveli district.
Tirunelveli, June 1, 2026: Three individuals from Delhi were sentenced to two months imprisonment and fined ₹1,000 each by the First Judicial Magistrate Sathya on Monday after they were found guilty of defrauding a farmer from Panankulam, near Nanguneri, of ₹1 lakh under the false pretext of securing a scholarship for his daughter’s higher education.
According to the Tirunelveli Cyber Crime Wing, the fraudsters—identified as Raju (25), Rishi (27), and Rahul (35)—initiated contact with Lakshmanan, a 48-year-old farmer, over the phone. The accused falsely claimed that a scholarship had been sanctioned for Lakshmanan’s daughter and instructed him to pay ₹1 lakh in installments to receive the financial assistance. Lured by the promise of educational support for his daughter, Lakshmanan transferred the requested amount to the fraudsters.
