A post by an X user expressing his gratitude after raising over ₹1.5 lakh has sparked a huge controversy on social media. The man, who goes by Jay Singh Rathore on X, claimed to be a teen and urged people to help him to raise funds for his sister’s eye operation. Soon, donations started pouring in, but later, people alleged that he was a scammer. Eventually, in an X Spaces he hosted, Rathore said that though he named his sister in the post, it was his father who needed the money. At another point during the conversation, he said he did it for fun.
What did he post?
“Hi everyone, I am Ajayveer Singh Rathore, 16 years old. I'm posting here because my family is in a very difficult situation and I don't know where else to turn for help. My 12-year-old sister is facing the risk of losing her eyesight,” read a part of the now-deleted post. The post also showed pictures of an Aadhar Card of a kid born in 2013.
He claimed that they have already spent over ₹2.5 lakh on his sister's treatment but still needed ₹1.2 for the next surgery. He said the family managed to arrange a certain amount but were still short by a considerable amount.
“Between our savings ~ and help from relatives, we have managed to arrange ₹50,000. We are still short by approximately ₹73,000.I have attached the medical reports, hospital bills, cost estimate and appointment documents so that people can verify the situation.”
{{/usCountry}}“Between our savings ~ and help from relatives, we have managed to arrange ₹50,000. We are still short by approximately ₹73,000.I have attached the medical reports, hospital bills, cost estimate and appointment documents so that people can verify the situation.”
{{/usCountry}}He then urged people to help him save his sister, adding that he wasn’t asking anyone for a large amount. “Even ₹10 or ₹20 from people who are comfortable helping would mean a lot to us. If you cannot contribute, simply sharing the post may help us reach someone who can.”
Teen deletes payment details
He shared the post on September 21 and within just a day, he tweeted an update claiming that he has raised over ₹1.5 lakh. He also added that since the family had received more than they needed, he was removing the payment details, so as to not take more money from strangers. However, social media users later alleged that he was running a scam.
In multiple X Spaces hosted by Rathore and others, he said that he had returned some of the amount from the ₹1.5 lakh he raised.
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