Uttar Pradesh: House Help, Husband Steal Rs 80 Lakh From 80-Year-Old Widow

Last Updated:June 27, 2025, 21:45 IST

As per the FIR, the suspicion was raised when Rs 18.5 lakh were transferred from Manisha Tyagi's account to a man named Balwant Singh

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A domestic help and her husband were accused of orchestrating a multi-crore property fraud against their 80-year-old employer, a childless widow in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut.

The alleged conspiracy came to light following the woman’s death in February. Despite early complaints, local police reportedly failed to take prompt action, prompting a court to intervene and order a formal investigation into the matter, the Times of India reported.

The deceased, Manisha Tyagi, employed Rupa as her maid and Ramavatar as her driver. They were employed with her for over 14 years, but soon after Tyagi passed away, the duo conspired. As per the complaint filed by Tyagi’s niece, Rakhi Sameer, the domestic help took advantage of her aunt’s vulnerable condition.

As per the FIR, the suspicion was raised when Rs 18.5 lakh were transferred from Manisha Tyagi’s account to a man named Balwant Singh. This transfer happened just a day after her death. Upon investigation, it was revealed that despite Rakhi Sameer being the nominee of Tyagi’s bank account, Ramavatar went ahead and changed the registered mobile number and replaced the account’s nominee with his daughter, Poonam.

The complaint also alleges that Ramavatar coerced Tyagi into changing her will and transferring all her property to his daughter.

As per the directions of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Civil Lines, police have registered an FIR against eight persons– Ramavatar, Rupa, Poonam, Kuldeep, Jasveer Tyagi, Neeraj Goel, and Manoj Gupta. As per the Times of India report, they have been booked under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including cheating (318(4), 338), forgery (336(3)), use of forged documents as genuine (340(2)), criminal conspiracy (61(2)), criminal intimidation (351(2)), and causing property loss or damage (324(2)).

Location :

Meerut, India, India

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