The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) has lodged an FIR against fraudsters for allegedly collecting payments from devotees by promising accommodation at the organisation’s headquarters in Mayapur, Nadia. ADVERTISEMENTSources said the alert, issued on Friday, followed multiple complaints from devotees in India and abroad who reported being cheated of large sums by unauthorised booking portals offering accommodation at Iskcon’s sprawling Mayapur campus. The FIR, lodged last week with the cybercrime wing of Krishnanagar police district, stated that certain fraudsters “have been representing themselves as Iskcon and collecting money under the pretence of booking accommodation within the Iskcon Mayapur campus”. “One of the victims of the fraud is Ashok Ghosh, who was deceived through a fake website while making a booking,” the FIR stated. “Thousands of people visit Iskcon’s Mayapur campus throughout the year seeking accommodation, and most of them prefer online payments without being aware of the official booking website.

Source: The Telegraph January 17, 2026 01:59 UTC