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PHi all,
I’m seeking advice regarding a fraud incident that happened with my brother and father.
A few years ago, we lived in a flat and became close with a neighbour who lived there with a woman he claimed was his sister (we’re not sure anymore about their relationship). He was always friendly and built a strong sense of trust with our family.
Some time later, he reconnected with my brother and told him about his involvement in a coal transportation business. He claimed that if we invested around ₹1.5 lakhs, we’d get double or even triple returns. My brother is still a student and got interested in the idea. Though my father was initially against it, he eventually gave in because this person had been close to our family and seemed trustworthy.
We ended up transferring ₹1.4 lakhs to him via PhonePe.
He told us that he and my brother would travel together to the location where the coal was being transported. On the decided day, my brother traveled halfway to the meeting point, where this man was supposed to pick him up—but he never came. My brother waited 4–5 hours, but there were no calls, no messages, no updates.
Since then, we’ve tried calling and messaging him multiple times with no response. After some time, he gave excuses—saying he was stuck somewhere or that the person who owed him money went to Prayagraj. He kept saying he’d return the money soon, but it’s been a long time now and he has ghosted us completely again.
We’re not even expecting any profit anymore—we just want our ₹1.4 lakhs back.
What legal steps can we take here? Can this be pursued under cheating or breach of trust? Should we file an FIR—and under what IPC sections would this fall? Also, will PhonePe transaction records help as evidence?
Would really appreciate any guidance. Thanks in advance.
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DHi. I’m a Delhi based lawyer. Just file a police complaint straightaway. It’s not upto you to file a FIR, it’s the police that registers it on your complaint, basis the gravity of the offence. The exact offences will be known from the accurate facts of the case, and the ingredients they meet. Phone Pe transactions do serve as evidence.
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DBut if you want to send him a legal notice before that, before going all aggressive, you can consider that. Not sure if it’ll have much of an effect on him if he’s used to committing crimes.
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PWe tried everything kinda made him understand emotionally or genrally we threat him also telling we would file fIR and stuff still it didnt worked a bit we also waited if he has some issues but no it was fraud only
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