NEW DELHI: In an era of ‘digital arrests’ and credit card fraud, a gang in Bihar devised an unusual method to scam youth. The plan? pay young men to impregnate “defenseless” women. The trick? It was all a scam. Instead of receiving a payment, victims found themselves trapped in a web of lies, with nothing to show for their “fertile” efforts except a lighter wallet.
The suspects, identified as Prince Raj, Bhola Kumar and Rahul Kumar, are believed to be part of a larger criminal gang. Police recovered six mobile phones from their possession.
According to Imran Parwej of Nawada DSP (headquarters), the arrest followed a complaint lodged at the cyber police station. The suspects had been luring young men with the promise of large payments for impregnating women, and were running the scam from Kauara village under the jurisdiction of Nadriganj police station. The suspects allegedly operated through social media advertisements, offering between Rs 5 and Rs 10 lakh to impregnate childless women. Even if the attempts failed, they guaranteed Rs 50,000 to the individuals.
The scammers’ operation was linked to a ‘Pregnant Job Service All Over India‘, which they used to target potential victims. Initially, they would collect personal data like PAN card and Aadhaar information.
“They ran a website ‘All India Pregnant Job Service’, through which they attracted potential clients. They used to offer people between Rs 5 and Rs 10 lakh in exchange for getting women pregnant. Even in case of failure, the clients were promised Rs 50,000,” the DSP told news agency PTI.
This arrest follows an earlier raid in 2023, in which police uncovered a similar scheme in Nawada district, in which fraudsters offered up to Rs 13 lakh to impregnate women who could not conceive. The victims were asked to pay a registration fee of Rs 799, after which they would receive photographs of women from whom they could select their partner. Those who participated were also ordered to pay a security deposit, which varied depending on the woman’s appearance, with higher amounts requested for more attractive women.