Archive · 27 Jan 2026
Kolkata Police Arrests Pune Man for Fake Hotel Booking Scam
A man named Huzaifa Shabbir Darbar from Pune was arrested by the Kolkata Police for running a scam.
He and his friends made fake websites that looked like real hotel booking sites.
They tricked people into paying money for hotel rooms that didn't exist.
The police found out that 83 people were cheated out of Rs 13.6 lakh.
The man was caught after the police tracked his digital footprints and raided his office.
He admitted to his crimes, and the police are still investigating to find out if others were involved.
Kolkata Police arrested 41-year-old Huzaifa Shabbir Darbar from Pune for running a fake hotel booking scam.
The scam involved creating fake websites to trick people into paying for non-existent hotel reservations.
83 victims were cheated out of a total of Rs 13.6 lakh.
The case was registered on July 18 at the Cyber Police Station in Kolkata under various sections of the Information Technology Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The accused was arrested on January 27 after a raid at his office in Pune, where digital devices were seized.
- Who
- Huzaifa Shabbir Darbar, a 41-year-old man from Pune
- What
- Arrested for creating fake hotel booking websites and cheating customers
- When
- January 27
- Where
- Pune, following a raid conducted jointly with local police
- Why
- To induce people to make payments under the false pretext of room reservations
- Accused Name
- Huzaifa Shabbir Darbar
- Age
- 41
- Arrest Date
- January 27
- Number of Victims
- 83
- Total Amount Cheated
- Rs 13.6 lakh
- Case Registration Date
- July 18
- Location of Arrest
- Pune