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Gang busted for duping people on pretext of providing maid services
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, Patiala
PUBLISHED ON OCT 28, 2019 10:22 PM IST
The accused used to claim to be maid service providers and had opened accounts on online advertising and sales platforms.

Delhi man who cheated 1,000 people on pretext of boosting phone signal held
By HT Correspondent | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 14, 2019 01:36 AM IST
A man has been arrested for setting up a fake website of a telecom firm to dupe over 1,000 people of crores of rupees on the pretext of setting up mobile phone towers, the police said on Wednesday.