Bengaluru woman loses Rs 8.2 lakh after using 'black magic' to reconcile with ex-boyfriend: Report

The 'astrologer' told Rahil someone had performed black magic on her, her friends, and her family members leading to problems in her life. (Representational image: Unsplash)

A 25-year-old woman from Bengaluru lost Rs 8.2 lakh to an astrologer who promised to use black magic to help her reconcile with her ex-boyfriend and to make her parents support their relationship.

Rahil (name changed), a resident of Jalahalli, told the police that she was disturbed because her boyfriend had recently broken up with her even though she wanted to be with him, the Times of India reported. She was also going through multiple personal problems so she looked up an astrologer on the internet and on December 9 came across Ahmed and his associates Abdul and Liyakhatulla.

Ahmed told her that someone had performed black magic on her, her friends, and her family members leading to problems in her life. He suggested some procedures to free her from the influence and asked for Rs 501. Once Rahil made a digital transfer, Ahmed asked for photos of her, her friends, and family members.

He then told her that for Rs 2.4 lakh, he could perform a few black magic rituals on her former boyfriend and her parents so that they would not oppose their relationship. Rahil agreed and paid the money in cash to Ahmed's associates on December 22, the publication stated. A couple of days later, however, Ahmed insisted she pay Rs 1.7 lakh more.

This kept happening until Rahil suspected something was wrong and refused to pay more money. This led to Ahmed abusing her and threatening to reveal her photos with her former boyfriend to her parents. Rahil then obliged and ended up paying Rs 4.1 lakh in multiple digital transactions till January 10.

Soon after, her parents came to know about the incident and urged her to approach the police. She then filed an FIR with the Jalahalli police. During the probe, the police found that the money was transferred to Ahmed's associate Liyakhatulla's account.

"Ahmed claimed Rahil forced him to perform black magic and would return her money. But his mobile number is switched off now," a police officer told the Times of India. Further investigation is underway.

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