A journalist reportedly fell prey to a fraud where he paid a bill of over Rs 15,000 after he met a girl on a dating app in Delhi's Rajouri Garden. The journalist alleged that he was approached by a girl on Bumble and asked to meet at Rajouri Garden, to which the journalist agreed. The woman then took him to a bar and ordered a few drinks for herself after which the victim received a bill of Rs 15,886, which he paid.
Taking to social media platform ‘X’, Archit Gupta detailed the unfolding of events, describing what he went through as “not just a fraud but emotional harassment”.
He recalled how a woman named Divya Sharma (an alias, later identified by Truecaller as Aifya) initiated contact on the Bumble dating app, expressing interest in a meaningful connection. The ‘deceptive date’ led him to an establishment called “The Race Lounge and Bar” — a venue Gupta had reservations about — in west Delhi’s Rajouri Garden, where he allegedly ended up footing a bill of around Rs 16,000 for sub-par drinks and food.
“I thought, let’s take a chance on Bumble and see if there is a genuine person to date. A girl named Divya Sharma (fake name) approached me and asked me to meet her at Rajouri Garden. She convinced me that she was looking for something meaningful,” he wrote in the note shared on X.
Upon returning from the restroom, Gupta discovered that the bill he left on the table had disappeared. “She took me to a bar, The Race Lounge and Bar. Despite not being convinced of the place, Aifya (her real name, as per Truecaller) insisted that I sit there. She ordered some drinks for herself. I don’t drink, so I just ordered a Red Bull. The bill for a hookah, 2-3 glasses of wine, 1 vodka shot, chicken tikka, and a water bottle was Rs 15,886,” he further stated.