19-yr-old cheats owners of stolen vehicles in Delhi; held

A 19-year-old man was arrested for tricking stolen vehicle owners into sending money in exchange for revealing the location of their vehicles. The suspect obtained their phone numbers from the police network and connived with two other associates. The police are conducting raids to apprehend the other suspects. The exact number of victims across the country is yet to be determined. The arrest was made after a complaint was received at Sarai Rohilla police station. The suspect received money through a QR code and then switched off his phone. The police traced him through the phone's IMEI details.

A 19-year-old man was arrested for cheating owners whose vehicles had been stolen by obtaining their phone numbers from the zonal integrated police network (ZIPNet), and tricking them into sending money in exchange for revealing the location of the vehicles, police officers aware of the matter said on Thursday.

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The accused, Mohammad Shabir, used to dupe people in connivance with at least two other associates, said Manoj Kumar Meena, deputy commissioner of police (north). “We are carrying out raids to nab the suspects,” the DCP added.

The police said they are yet determine the number of people who have been duped by the suspects across the country.

The Delhi Police got onto Shabir’s trail after receiving a complaint at Sarai Rohilla police station on December 12. The complainant told police that his motorcycle was stolen from Sarai Rohilla in the early hours of November 29. Nearly 48 hours later, he started receiving messages from an unknown person who offered to disclose the location of his motorcycle for ₹5,000, which had to be transferred through a QR code.