PNS | DEHRADUN
Pauri police apprehended a member of an interstate cyber fraud gang in Delhi who had been scamming individuals by luring them with promises of expensive foreign parcels. The officials said that the action was taken after a resident of Srinagar Sulochana Devi filed a complaint.
According to her complaint, she received a WhatsApp call from an individual claiming to be calling from London. The caller reportedly promised to send her an iPhone, gold and silver jewellery and luxury clothes via parcel but requested financial assistance due to a personal crisis. Trusting his story, the victim transferred about Rs five lakh to the bank account provided, using Google Pay and other digital platforms.
The officials said that the police registered an FIR at Kotwali Srinagar and started investigation. The police team found out during investigation through careful evidence collection and tracking that the cyber fraud gang operated from both Delhi and Bihar. The police traced and arrested the accused Gaurav Malhotra, from East Sagarpur in New Delhi.
During interrogation, Malhotra revealed that the gang used WhatsApp calls to convince victims about receiving valuable foreign items at minimal delivery costs, prompting them to transfer substantial sums. The accused was presented before the court and sent to jail.
