Delhi Police arrests 4 for issuing fake ED summons to extort money, agency adds QR code to prevent problem

The Delhi Police has arrested four people for allegedly sending fake Enforcement Directorate summons to people in order to extort money, sources said. The agency has now added a QR code on its notices to enable people to check the authenticity of the same.

The Delhi Police has arrested four people for allegedly sending fake Enforcement Directorate summons to people in order to extort money, sources said. The financial probe agency had filed a complaint after multiple instances of "unscrupulous" persons sending fake summons emerged.

“Investigations were conducted in these cases of fraud by the ED and, recently, four persons were arrested by Delhi Police. They were involved in issuing fake notices by impersonating ED officers,” officials said.