On the surface, Vikrant Tomar’s Instagram feed told the story of a young man who had already made it. Photographs showed him at high-end restaurants, lingering over expensive coffee, and stepping out of sleek luxury cars. To anyone scrolling past, the 23-year-old appeared to be a successful businessman living a carefully curated lavish life.
Delhi Police, however, allege that the images were part of a calculated deception used to befriend women constables, promise them marriage, and extract roughly Rs 24 lakh from nearly 20 of them.
Investigators say Tomar specifically targeted women from the same batch of constables. He used luxury cars and an air of wealth to gain their trust before allegedly asking for money under various pretexts. Police arrested him in Burari over the alleged fraud. The case first came to light after a woman constable posted at Karol Bagh police station filed a complaint accusing him of cheating her on the pretext of marriage. What began as one complaint soon expanded into what officers believe was a wider pattern involving multiple women from the same training batch.
Investigators say Tomar carefully cultivated his online persona. He posted videos and photographs of expensive cars and a high-end lifestyle to approach the constables and build familiarity. Once he built trust and promised marriage, he allegedly sought money for various reasons. Police believe several of the women who were approached have not yet come forward with formal complaints.
Adding another layer to the investigation, officers note that Tomar’s live-in partner is herself a woman constable with Delhi Police. Investigators suspect he got information about potential targets from her batchmates and then used it to approach them.
The scheme has drawn attention because it consistently relied on the same visual cues of success. The luxury restaurants, the coffee dates, and the high-end cars weren’t just background detail; police say they were essential to the picture Tomar presented of himself as someone who could provide both emotional and financial security. Some of the cars used on those dates were reportedly rented for short periods, allowing the same car to serve as evidence of his wealth with different women.
This isn’t the first time Tomar has been accused of cheating. The police say five FIRs have already been registered against him in Delhi in similar cases (Mayapuri, Hari Nagar, Inderpuri, and the East District Cyber Police Station). The new arrest has led the investigators to look into whether the same modus operandi was used in all of these cases and to see if any other victims may have been approached via social media.
As for the women who were allegedly duped, the case has raised the question of how easily an online image of affluence can create a sense of credibility. The police are still taking statements and tracing the financial flows as they work to establish the full extent of the fraud. Tomar is still in custody, and the investigation is ongoing into how the carefully curated Instagram persona of success was allegedly used to approach nearly 20 of the women constables from the same batch and extract a total of around Rs 24 lakh.