A man was arrested in Agra on Friday after he scammed people on social media through a fundraiser by falsely claiming that his sister was suffering from an eye disease and his family needed money for her surgery.
Later, Shroff Eye Centre issued a public warning on Instagram about medical documents allegedly being circulated using its letterhead. The hospital’s statement prompted users on X to question Singh’s fundraiser and the documents he had shared as proof of his sister’s treatment. Some users claimed they had contacted the hospital and could not verify the patient details mentioned in the appeal. Others began asking Singh to explain the discrepancies and provide proof that the treatment was genuine.
The man, identified by police as Ajayveer Singh, posed as 16-year-old Jay Singh Rathore and appealed on X for financial help for his younger sister, claiming she was at risk of losing her eyesight. He claimed that the family had already spent more than Rs 2.5 lakh on her treatment and needed another Rs 1.2 lakh for the next surgery. “Between our savings and help from relatives, we have managed to arrange Rs 50,000. We are still short by around Rs 73,000,” he said.
“A complaint was received regarding the individual named Ajayveer Singh alias Jai Singh Rathore, who, through social media, falsely claimed that his 12-year-old sister was suffering from a disease like ‘Glaucoma’/’Vitreous Haemorrhage,’ prepared forged documents in the name of treatment for her eyes, toyed with the emotions of the general public, and improperly obtained funds (crowdfunding) from people,” Agro police said in a post on X. In his now-deleted posts, Rathore said his sister had been diagnosed with glaucoma and vitreous haemorrhage and needed urgent treatment at Shroff Eye Centre in Delhi. It had learnt that someone had created a fake patient record, prescription and estimate sheet using its letterheads and was approaching individuals and organisations for financial assistance, according to the hospital.
