{
  "id": 7507488,
  "title": "Woman alleges ‘Tantrik’ duped her of lakhs of rupees on promise to solve marital issues",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/woman-alleges-tantrik-duped-her-of-lakhs-of-rupees-on-promise-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T08:16:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/thepost/news/2026-09-15-woman-alleges-tantrik-duped-her-of-lakhs-of-rupees-on-promise-to-solve-marital-issues/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Kolkata woman has filed a police complaint accusing a self-proclaimed tantrik of extorting Rs 7.66 lakh from her under false pretenses, according to police on Tuesday. The woman, whose identity has been withheld pending investigation, alleges the tantrik approached her through Facebook in the Watganj area. Believing his claims of resolving her marital and health issues through tantric practices, she transferred money and shared personal information, believing it would help her situation. The accused allegedly demanded an initial sum of Rs 8,750, followed by further payments for pujas and rituals. As the woman grew suspicious and refused additional payments, threats were made against her life if she revealed the abuse. She transferred the total amount in several installments to the tantrik's bank accounts and UPI IDs. Police are now investigating using the accused's mobile number, bank details, UPI IDs, and Facebook profile, while the investigation is ongoing and the identities of both parties remain confidential until further notice.",
  "summary": "Kolkata: A Kolkata woman has lodged a police complaint against a self-styled tantrik, accusing him of extorting Rs 7.66 lakh from her on the false promise of resolving her marital and health-related problems through occult practices and special rituals, police said on Tuesday.",
  "key_points": [
    "Kolkata woman files police complaint against self-proclaimed tantrik.",
    "Alleged extortion of Rs 7.66 lakh under false pretenses.",
    "Threats made if woman revealed abuse, investigation ongoing."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}