Delhi Police have arrested two men who allegedly duped people on the pretext of selling expensive electronic gadgets at throwaway prices, said the police. Three mobile phones used in the commission of the crime were recovered from their possession, added the police.
Officials said that the victim was informed that her parcel had been seized from FedEx, where 140 gm of Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) was found apart from her passport, banking document, and shoes and that the parcel was booked on April 21 from Mumbai to Taiwan.
The accused has been identified as Suresh Kumar (40), a resident of Pali, Rajasthan. He had duped Rs 5.2 lakhs from a famous jeweller in Bhopal by posing as the income tax officer. The police also recovered a mobile phone, SIM and Rs 1 lakh rupees cash from the accused.
"They induced the complainant to pay half of the money after depositing their money. They handed the packet of Rs 2 lakh and replaced his packet of Rs 50,000," police added.
Retired colonel Raghujit Singh has filed a complaint against the accused Amit Thakur and his associates alleging that the accused persons duped him of his retirement funds worth Rs 3 crores on the pretext of investment in various insurance policies, Special CP Crime Ravinder Yadav said.
Actor-director Deepak Tijori filed a case of cheating against producer Mohan Gopal Nadar at Amboli Police Station in Mumbai. The actor claimed in his FIR that he was duped of Rs 2.6 crores by the accused.
The Embassy of India in Yangon appreciated the assistance provided by the Myanmar authorities and other contacts. So far, around 315 Indian nationals have been rescued from Myanmar who were victims of job offers from transnational crime syndicates.
Actor and politician Nagma Morarji has registered an FIR against unidentified persons at the Bandra Police Station in Mumbai after a cyber fraud gang duped her of about Rs 1 lakh.
According to an official statement, the accused's movements were tracked to Telangana, Haryana, Delhi and Rajasthan before he was caught in Jalore district of the desert state.