Kanpur couple cons clients with 'time machine' age reversal ruse; decamps with Rs35 Cr
Clients were told that they will receive “hyperbaric oxygen therapy” inside a ‘time machine’ that could reverse their age by over four decades in months
Pulling off a fraud in the style of notorious con artists in the Bollywood movie Bunty and Babli, a couple in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur has been accused of duping ‘clients’ of over Rs 35 crore by promising them to help them reverse age with the help of an Israel-made ‘time machine’.
The case came to light after the duped customers filed an FIR against Rajeev Kumar Dubey and his wife Rashmi Dubey.
The accused are yet to be nabbed.
‘Time machine-controlled’ age reversal
Police said, Rajeev and Rashmi opened a therapy centre, Revival World, in the Saket Nagar area in Kanpur where they claimed to provide "hyperbaric oxygen therapy" inside the "time machine" that could undo years of ageing within months.
The duo introduced clients to a pyramid scheme to fish for more unsuspecting victims. They lured new customers with the promise of handsome concessions and high returns in a short span of time, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Ankita Sharma said on Friday (October 4).
Promise to reverse age by four decades
They also distributed pamphlets and put up hoardings claiming that the polluted air of Kanpur was causing people to age rapidly and their age-reversing "time machine" could transform 65-year-olds into 25-year-olds, the DCP said.
The accused couple offered several packages ranging from Rs 6,000 for 10 sessions to Rs 90,000 for a three-year reward system, she added.
FIR filed
The fraud came to light after one of the victims, Renu Singh, lodged a police complaint alleging that she was duped of Rs 7 lakh by Rajeev and Rashmi.
In her complaint, Singh expressed apprehension that the accused might have fled abroad after being exposed.
Based on the complaint, a case was registered against the couple under Section 318(4) (cheating) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), DCP Sharma said.
Machine being examined, say cops
During the investigation, it came to light that the couple duped several others and amassed more than Rs 35 crore on the pretext of turning the elderly into 25-year-olds with their therapy, she said.
The machine used by the accused at their therapy centre is being examined by experts, the officer said.
(With inputs from agencies)