Gurugram Police arrests 3 for duping people on pretext of home delivery of liquor
India Today
Three people have been arrested in Gurugram for duping people by assuring home delivery of liquor.
Gurugram police arrested three members of a gang for duping people by assuring home delivery of liquor.
Three accused, identified as Aaqib Javed, Taslim Khan and Sabir Khan, natives of Bharatpur in Rajasthan, were nabbed following a complaint by a victim on July 25.
The victim, in a complaint filed at the cyber crime police station (east), said he received a message on his phone about home delivery of liquor and he placed an order worth Rs 11,717 via a link sent by the accused.
The accused allegedly sent him another link asking him to make a payment of Rs 10 towards the service charge. However, as the victim clicked on the link, Rs 93,380 was debited from his account, police said. The victim lost Rs 1,05,097 in total, the police revealed.
As per the PTI, ACP Preet Pal Singh Sangwan said the accused cheated several people on the pretext of buying and selling vehicles online.
"Aaqib and Taslim Khan used to contact people by sending them online links and calls through various mediums like SMS, WhatsApp etc. After receiving the amount in their account, they used to withdraw the money from ATM and POS machines. Sabir Khan used to provide bank accounts and SIM cards with fake KYC. On perusal of the bank account used by them, it has been found that they have cheated people to the tune of Rs 25 lakh in the last 15 days," the ACP said, adding the account has been frozen.
The accused were also in sextortion, revealed the police.
