Man held in Gurugram for duping people of ₹73 lakh

The accused and his associate had cheated a city resident of ₹10.2 lakh after luring him by sending messages on WhatsApp for earning hefty commissions by completing online tasks

Updated on: Oct 22, 2023, 05:14:15 IST

By Debashish Karmakar

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A 28-year-old member of a cybercrime gang was arrested for allegedly cheating at least 69 people from Gurugram and the rest of the country of ₹73 lakh within four months, police said on Saturday.

An FIR was registered under Section 420 (cheating) of Indian Penal Code and 66D (cheating by personation by using computer resource) of Information-Technology Act . (FILE)

The accused was identified as Ajay Kumar, who belongs to Mirzapur Kheri in Sonepat. Police said he was arrested from the city on Thursday night and was presently on police remand for interrogation.

According to the police, Kumar along with another associate, whose identity was yet to be disclosed, had cheated a city resident of ₹10.2 lakh after luring him by sending messages on WhatsApp for earning hefty commissions by completing online tasks of liking videos on YouTube and Moj application on July 2.

An FIR against unidentified suspects was registered at Cybercrime (east) police station under Section 420 (cheating) of Indian Penal Code and 66D (cheating by personation by using computer resource) of Information-Technology Act on the basis of the victim’s complaint submitted on July 3.

Police said that after Kumar’s arrest, it came to light that at least ₹73 lakh was credited to his bank account within three to four months.

“Out of ₹10.2 lakh duped from the city resident, ₹6.8 lakh was transferred in Kumar’s account. His associate gave him a commission of ₹50000 and took the rest of the money,” Vipin Kumar Ahlawat, assistant commissioner of police (cybercrime), said.

Inspector Jasvir Singh, station house officer of Cybercrime (east) police station, said Kumar and his associate were involved in two other cases of cyber fraud in the city.

Police said that they were also investigating to ascertain how many more members were there in the gang.

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Debashish Karmakar
Debashish Karmakar is a principal correspondent with the Hindustan Times, Gurugram bureau. He has a vast journalistic experience of almost 14 years of covering crime, court, power, transport, administration, weather and other beats while working across various organisations. He has been covering Gurugram, Faridabad, Nuh, Palwal and other districts of southern Haryana for more than four and a half years. He has produced several breaking and exclusive stories while reporting from the ground where he maintains a strong presence on a daily basis. He writes news articles which are hard-hitting and accurate. With his strong bureaucratic sources, he frequently writes stories to expose the failure of the system forcing authorities to take necessary course-corrective steps. Besides crime, important convictions and court orders, he also writes on human-angle stories, on power issues and challenges faced by the residents on a daily basis in Gurugram and neighbouring areas. In the past, he worked for media houses like The Times of India, where he extensively reported on important government matters and daily proceedings at the Patna High Court. He has also worked in the electronic media and had done ground coverage on the Kedarnath deluge that wrecked Uttarakhand in 2013.Read More