Cyber fraudster arrested from Rajasthan for compelling one youth to take his own life: Case solved after two years.

KalimNews, Kalimpong, 11 October 2023: A fraudster who posed to be a girl and blackmailed a youth of Gorubathan is arrested by Gorubathan Police. About two years ago one 26 year old youth of Gorubathan died after consuming some poisonous chemical. 

Before his death Anil Bhujel (Bishal Bhujel) stated that he died due to a fraudster who befriended him and texted as a female and blackmailed him of some money after forcing him to pose privately in the bathroom. 

On 24th July 2021, Anil Bhujel committed suicide because one Gareema Sharma, who had befriended him on Facebook few months back, after chatting for sometime, one day she invited him to Whatsapp where the actual texting and sharing of photos and videos took place. There she shared some of her private video and insisted him to do so. He transferred some videos, which included some private videos. Immediately after receiving them she threatened Anil to circulate all the private photos and videos that had been exchanged between them if he did not pay her money. 

Poor Anil had no other choice than to pay her and a total of Rupees 20320 in 3 instalments were paid to the bank accounts shared by Gareema. Gareema Sharma demanded more and more money. She even showed him a demonstration of the list of his FaceBook friends which made Anil more panicked. The banks he transferred money were of HDFC bank Faridabad.  

Finally he could not take the pressure and consumed poison and even showed his dying photos to Gareema. When poison made him wreath in pain Anil phoned some of his friends and told what had happened. His friends hurriedly took him to North Bengal Medical College and Hospital where he breathed his last. 

Gorubathan PS lodged a complaint but the investigation was very difficult and technical. However, the team led by SI Rejaul Karim did not give up and on 8th October 2023 “Gareema Sharma” was traced and finally arrested from Dahana village under Pahadi Police station of Bharatpur (Deeg) district, Rajasthan.  

Gareema sharma was actually Abdul Kayyum and 2 others who forced Anil to commit suicide and had blackmailed many people of different states. They were operating this blackmailing racket and had police cases and arrest warrants in the five states including West Bengal. SI R Karim had to visit Rajasthan twice to arrest Abdul Karim and his associates. 

Abdul has confessed his crime and stated that no girls are involved in this racket instead they use videos of girls from internet. He will be produced at Kalimpong District Court on 12 October 2023. The case was registered at Cyber Police Kalimpong which later transferred to Gorubathan Thana. 

On the basis of the bank transaction details, Abdul was traced out. It was also told that the concerned bank delayed in giving the details of the account holder which delayed the case. 

R Karim SI of Gorubathan Police station and IO of the case confirmed the arrest and stated that more investigation in the case is awaited if Abdul is granted police custody.