3 weeks ago
Three arrested for duping man of Rs 50,000 in Delhi
Some people made sneaky trick bundles of money.
They put one real note on top and lots of fake notes underneath.
Then they pretended the whole bundle was real money.
They told people they would give extra money if they swapped their Rs 500 notes for smaller notes.
A person fell for the trick and lost Rs 50,000.
Police in Delhi found where the tricksters were staying.
They arrested three men and found more than 200 fake bundles.
Police also found more than Rs 70,000 of real money.
One of the arrested men had been caught doing this trick before.
Police are still looking for other people who may have helped them.
Delhi Police arrested three men — Javed, Sohail and Dhruv alias Sunny — for fraud.
The accused allegedly lured victims by offering an extra incentive to exchange Rs 500 notes for smaller denominations.
The bundles contained a genuine note on top with dummy or forged notes underneath to deceive victims.
A complainant was allegedly cheated of Rs 50,000 in the currency exchange scheme.
Police recovered over 200 bundles and genuine currency worth more than Rs 70,000 from a premises in Dwarka Mor, Bindapur.
- Who
- Three men — Javed, Sohail and Dhruv alias Sunny — arrested by Delhi Police.
- What
- The trio allegedly duped people by offering to exchange Rs 500 notes, using bundles with a genuine note on top and dummy or forged notes underneath.
- Where
- New Delhi, at a premises in the Dwarka Mor area of Bindapur.
- When
- Arrested on August 10; the case was reported on August 11.
- Why
- Victims were lured by an extra incentive to exchange Rs 500 notes for smaller denominations.
Key facts
- Accused
- Javed, Sohail and Dhruv alias Sunny
- Complainant's loss
- Rs 50,000
- Genuine currency recovered
- More than Rs 70,000
- Bundles recovered
- More than 200
- Recovery location
- Dwarka Mor, Bindapur, New Delhi
- Arrest date
- August 10
- Police force
- Delhi Police
- Prior record
- Dhruv alias Sunny previously arrested in two similar scams
Quotes
Senior police officer
Delhi Police senior officer describing the case
“The bundles were then shown to prospective victims in such a way that the genuine note visible on top would convince them that the entire bundle contained genuine currency. The gang allegedly offered an extra amount as an incentive for exchanging Rs 500 notes into smaller denominations, thereby attracting victims and persuading them to hand over their money.”
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“The case came to light after a complainant approached police with information about a group cheating people through the currency exchange scheme. The complainant was allegedly cheated of Rs 50,000.”
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