Two held for running fake lottery racket in Karnal

Cybercrime team of Karnal police has arrested two persons for allegedly running a fake lottery racket and cheating people. Police have also recovered ₹69,000, two mobile phones and a laptop

The cybercrime team of the Karnal police has arrested two persons for allegedly running a fake lottery racket and cheating people with lucrative offers. The police have also recovered ₹69,000, two mobile phones and a laptop. They used to create digital bank accounts of the victims to make them confident about their prize money. The accused have been identified as Satinder Kumar, presently living in Ghaziabad, and Balkishan of Noida of UP. They were arrested on August 1 and were taken on four days’ police remand.

The accused who were allegedly running a fake lottery racket have been identified as Satinder Kumar, presently living in Ghaziabad, and Balkishan of Noida of UP. (HT Photo/ Representational image)

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