Police from the country’s capital Delhi and Rajasthan have arrested three such youths who were defrauding people through hi -tech scams like online investment scheme and ‘digital arrest’. The cyber cell of Delhi Police has taken this action on the basis of complaints of frequent fraud in Dwarka area.
According to the report of the news agency, the arrested accused have been identified as Deepak Verma (20) Tonk, Surendra Kumar Doody (Sikar) and Rajveer resident of Sirsa in Haryana who were caught from Delhi.
According to the police, Deepak Verma and Rajveer were involved in the online investment fraud, while Surendra has been found involved in the ‘Digital Arrest’ scam. This scam is usually based on intimidating people by saying that their name is in a crime and they are immediately asked for money.
The role of college student also came to the fore
During the investigation, it was found that Deepak Verma is a college student and was paid to provide fake bank accounts and SIM cards. Surendra was made this work by his cousin, while Rajveer opened the current account in the name of his company at the behest of one of his friends, which was used to make the money of fraud.
Police said that these accused were arrested by raiding several places in a week. At present, the police is questioning them and the search for other people associated with their gang is going on. Police officials have appealed to the people not to fall under the guise of online schemes and take precautions on any unknown call or investment proposal.
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