UP woman dies by suicide after losing money to online job scam

A 21-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide after being cheated in an online job scam in Jhansi, police said on Saturday.

According to officials, the woman, identified as Bhavna Pal (21), wife of Sher Singh Pal and a resident of the Milan locality in Baruasagar, had gone missing on October 28. Following an extensive search operation, her body was recovered from the Betwa River near Notghat Bridge on Friday.

Her husband, Sher Singh, informed police that Bhavna had recently fallen prey to a cyber fraud in which scammers promised her a job but cheated her financially, causing her severe distress.

Station House Officer (SHO) Rahul Rathore of Baruasagar Police Station said the family reported that around Rs 5,000 had been fraudulently withdrawn from Bhavna’s bank account. However, no formal complaint regarding the cyber fraud has been filed yet.

“The body has been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation is underway, and necessary action will be taken once a formal complaint is received,” SHO Rathore said.

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