In Ahmedabad, a 40-year-old laundryman fell victim to a conman who posed as an ascetic, resulting in a loss of cash and jewellery amounting to Rs 3 lakh. The fraudster promised the victim riches through rituals, persuading him to hand over the money. However, all the victim received in return was a pot filled with dried flowers. The scam started to unravel when the conman made additional expensive requests, raising suspicions. This incident highlights the dangers of blind faith and the need to be cautious when approached with promises of wealth or miracles. It serves as a reminder to always verify the authenticity of individuals claiming to possess special powers or abilities.Residents of Ahmedabad are urged to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activities to the authorities to prevent falling prey to such fraudulent schemes. It is essential to raise awareness about such scams to protect vulnerable individuals from financial exploitation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In Ahmedabad, a 40-year-old laundryman fell victim to a conman who posed as an ascetic, resulting in a loss of cash and jewellery amounting to Rs 3 lakh. The fraudster promised the victim riches through rituals, persuading him to hand over the money. However, all the victim received in return was a pot filled with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":74656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-118913561imgsize-1233403.jpg",1280,720,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-118913561imgsize-1233403-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-118913561imgsize-1233403-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-118913561imgsize-1233403-768x432.jpg",640,360,true],"large":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-118913561imgsize-1233403-1024x576.jpg",640,360,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-118913561imgsize-1233403.jpg",1280,720,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-118913561imgsize-1233403.jpg",1280,720,false]},"author_info":{"display_name":"","author_link":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/author\/"},"category_info":"JUST IN<\/a>","tag_info":"JUST IN","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74655"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74655"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74655\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}