Gurugram: Two held for duping hundreds on social media app
1 year, 3 months ago

Gurugram: Two held for duping hundreds on social media app

Hindustan Times  

Police on Friday arrested two men for allegedly duping a 23-year-old executive of a private company of ₹20 lakh on the pretext of liking links on social media platforms, Gurugram police said on Friday. Police said that as per the trick the suspects initially, made him spend small amounts and promised hefty commissions. Amit Kumar, station house officer of Cyber Crime police station said that they received a compliant on August 10 and they launched a probe. Police said during questioning, the suspects revealed that they used to contact people, via the Telegram social networking app and they offered them jobs and asked them to like some links which were sent by them to earn profits.

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Gurugram cops bust cybercrime ring that duped ₹74cr across India
3 weeks ago

Gurugram cops bust cybercrime ring that duped ₹74cr across India

Hindustan Times  

The Gurugram police have arrested eight cybercriminals accused of defrauding 7,719 victims across India of ₹74.2 crore over the last 6-8 months, officials said on Monday. The arrested suspects include Lakshya Kumar, Amrit Pal, and Chetan Kumar, apprehended on October 15 and 16; Kanishk Pratap of Hisar on October 23; Zakaria Khan of Nuh on October 27; Sunil Kumar of …

Conmen dupe businessman of ₹45,000 via fake Facebook profile of Bhopal top cop; arrested
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Conmen dupe businessman of ₹45,000 via fake Facebook profile of Bhopal top cop; arrested

Hindustan Times  

Two people were taken into custody on Saturday for allegedly fabricating fake social media profiles of the Bhopal police commissioner and defrauding people, the police said. The accused allegedly curated fake profiles using the name and image of Bhopal Police Commissioner. They allegedly curated fake profiles using the name and image of Bhopal Police Commissioner Harinarayanachari Mishra to deceive the …

Gurugram Duo Arrested for Job Scam, Duping Victims Across India
2 months ago

Gurugram Duo Arrested for Job Scam, Duping Victims Across India

Hindustan Times  

Two individuals have been arrested in Gurugram for allegedly duping several people by promising them jobs in a pharmaceutical firm. The suspects, identified as Divya Shrivastava and Prasoon Tiwari, were arrested on Thursday and had scammed at least six victims from different states. The duo targeted individuals who had posted about job requirements online, promising them employment and asking them …

Gang which smuggled drugs in Gurugram through postal service busted, one held
3 months, 1 week ago

Gang which smuggled drugs in Gurugram through postal service busted, one held

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: A gang which used the central government’s postal service to smuggle drugs from different parts of the country to Gurugram has been busted, police said, adding that they had arrested one of its members on Thursday. The Gurugram Police said that the arrested suspect was identified as 34-year-old Pankaj Kumar of Eta, Uttar Pradesh. Senior police officials said that …

Cyber fraudster held in Gurugram Sector 52 for duping people on Facebook
4 months ago

Cyber fraudster held in Gurugram Sector 52 for duping people on Facebook

Hindustan Times  

The Gurugram cyber crime police arrested a cyber fraudster from Sector 52 on Friday for allegedly duping people on Facebook, police said. The Gurugram cyber crime police arrested a cyber fraudster from Sector 52 on Friday for allegedly duping people on Facebook. The suspect was identified as Satish Suthar, a resident of Sutharo Ki Dhani Ausiya, Jodhpur in Rajasthan, said …

Gurugram police arrest man for trafficking U.P. resident to Laos
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Gurugram police arrest man for trafficking U.P. resident to Laos

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram The accused was identified as Balwant Kataria alias Bobby Kataria, a social media influencer with a history of brushes with the law, police said. The accused was identified as Balwant Kataria alias Bobby Kataria, a social media influencer with a history of brushes with the law, they said. Deputy commissioner of police Karan Goel said Kataria took ₹4 lakh …

3 members of Lawrence Bishnoi gang held in Gurugram
1 year ago

3 members of Lawrence Bishnoi gang held in Gurugram

Hindustan Times  

Three members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang were arrested on Friday and two countrymade pistols, four cartridges and two magazines were recovered from their possession, police officials aware of the matter said on Saturday. “Three separate cases have been lodged against the three members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang under the Arms Act,” he said. He has been arrested several …

3 arrested for duping man of ₹70 lakh in guise of insurance cover in Gurugram
1 year, 1 month ago

3 arrested for duping man of ₹70 lakh in guise of insurance cover in Gurugram

Hindustan Times  

Three suspects were arrested on charges of cheating a 35-year-old city resident of ₹70 lakh over a period of five years in the name of giving him insurance cover and personal loan by impersonating, on separate occasions, officials of a private bank, the ombudsman and the central government’s finance ministry, police said on Wednesday. Investigators said the victim, a top …

Three arrested for involvement in chain snatching cases in Gurugram
1 year, 2 months ago

Three arrested for involvement in chain snatching cases in Gurugram

Hindustan Times  

Three suspects, including a jeweller, were arrested in Gurugram on Saturday for allegedly snatching gold chains, melting them down, and selling them, police officers said on Sunday. The suspects, Ajay Yadav, 25, of Madhubani in Bihar, and Shubham Kumar, 22, of Nainital in Uttarakhand, were caught after a chase at Mandaura village in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The duo had sold …

Three held for duping a retired government official of ₹2.54 crore in Noida
1 year, 3 months ago

Three held for duping a retired government official of ₹2.54 crore in Noida

Hindustan Times  

The Gautam Budh Nagar cybercrime police arrested three people on Tuesday for allegedly duping a retired government officer in Noida of ₹2.54 crore on the pretext of online trading, police said on Wednesday. According to police, the complainant, Anil Sharma, is a retired central government officialwho was lured into a trading website. According to police, the complainant, Anil Sharma, is …

Gurugram police book 3 for extorting money from chartered accountant
1 year, 5 months ago

Gurugram police book 3 for extorting money from chartered accountant

Hindustan Times  

Three suspects were booked for allegedly extorting at least ₹10 lakh from a chartered accountant after sedating him and recording his objectionable videos, Gurugram police said on Monday. Police said the victim, aged about 35 years, lives in Bahadurgarh area of Jhajjar and was in Gurugram on May 29 to purchase a property. Investigators said the suspects kept blackmailing him …

Four held for duping people on pretext of international holiday packages
1 year, 5 months ago

Four held for duping people on pretext of international holiday packages

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: Faridabad police on Friday arrested four members of an interstate gang from Punjab for allegedly duping people from different states on the pretext of providing them with holiday packages, police said on Saturday. Gurugram, India-July 01, 2023: Police officials arrested four members of an interstate gang for allegedly duping many people from different states on the pretext of providing …

Man dupes women on matrimonial site; Delhi Police traps him by using his trick
1 year, 8 months ago

Man dupes women on matrimonial site; Delhi Police traps him by using his trick

India TV News  

Delhi Police arrested a 26-year-old man for allegedly duping women on a matrimonial website by posing as a rich bachelor. The accused identifies as Vishal, a resident of Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, who pretended to be a rich bachelor looking for a suitable bride, said police on Friday. The matter came to light after a victim, who was duped of …

Two held for duping over 4,000 youths with gigolo job offers
1 year, 10 months ago

Two held for duping over 4,000 youths with gigolo job offers

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Two men allegedly duped more than 4,000 youths searching for jobs online after luring them with offers to work as gigolo and escorts, police said on Wednesday. "One of the accused used to pose as a woman NRI client and talk in a female voice to induce youngsters," a senior police officer said. A complaint was lodged where …

Gurugram police busts gang which extorted people on pretext of providing loans
2 years, 3 months ago

Gurugram police busts gang which extorted people on pretext of providing loans

India TV News  

Highlights Gurugram police have busted a gang which was extorting people in the name of providing small loans The four arrested accused were dummy directors, shareholders and other positions in the company The arrested accused were shareholders, dummy directors and management staff in the company Gurugram police have busted a gang which was extorting people in the name of providing …

Gurugram: SHO abused on phone after imposters divert calls to his official number
2 years, 6 months ago

Gurugram: SHO abused on phone after imposters divert calls to his official number

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: A Gurugram police officer received multiple abusive phone calls after cyber fraudsters allegedly diverted their incoming calls to his official number. HT Image After talking to several people who called him, Satish Kumar, station house officer, Sector 40 police station, found out that a group of conmen were involved in the incident. When the victims started calling the numbers …

Several booked for duping Gurugram woman on pretext of fixing credit card issues
2 years, 8 months ago

Several booked for duping Gurugram woman on pretext of fixing credit card issues

Hindustan Times  

The police have booked some unidentified people for allegedly duping a 62-year-old woman by taking a personal loan in her name, and making fraudulent transactions with the help of her credit card and bank account on August 17 last year, said the officials on Friday. The victim — Sunita Sharma, a resident of Gurugram Sector 28 — approached a private …

7 arrested in Gurugram for posing as Amazon employees, duping US nationals
3 years, 5 months ago

7 arrested in Gurugram for posing as Amazon employees, duping US nationals

India Today  

Led by Deputy Superintendent of Police Inderjeet Yadav, a team of the Haryana chief minister's flying squad raided a call centre located in Udyog Vihar, Phase 5 in Gurugram. After the raid, the Gurugram Police arrested seven people and seized two hard disks and one mobile phone along with other electronic gadgets. During the raid, the police found that 26 …

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