Based on the police, the fraud dates again virtually three years. (Representational)
New Delhi:
Delhi Police has arrested three folks, together with a former contractual worker of the Ministry of Petroleum, for allegedly duping folks on the pretext of offering CNG pumps, officers stated on Monday.
The fraudsters duped a person of Rs 2.39 crore beneath the guise of organising a CNG pump, they stated, including that the accused had obtained Rs 1.79 crore by numerous dummy financial institution accounts and Rs 60 lakh in money.
“On March 27, this yr, the complainant approached the IFSO Particular Cell, stating that he had been defrauded of Rs 2.39 crore by people who promised to put in a CNG pump on his land,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (IFSO) Hemant Tiwari stated.
The officer additional stated that the complainant advised police that he was looking petrol or CNG pump allotment processes on-line and was approached by two people, Amrendra and Amit Pandey, who offered themselves as coordinators and brokers of a gasoline firm.
“They lured him with guarantees of getting a CNG pump put in with minimal formalities. The accused created cast paperwork, together with a registration certificates, checking account particulars, and an bill with a GST quantity, and despatched them to the complainant. By posing as officers of a gasoline firm. They swindled Rs 2.39 crore from the sufferer,” stated the DCP, including that an FIR was registered and an investigation was taken up.
Based on the police, a particular crew was shaped because the fraud dates again virtually three years. The crew gathered particulars of the financial institution accounts concerned within the fraud and traced the cash path. The registration and allotment paperwork supplied by the accused had been verified with the gasoline firm and located to be pretend.
“Crew pinpointed the placement of the accused and subsequently arrested Amit Kumar Pandey (41), Amrendra Kumar (47) and Amar Singh (62), the DCP stated.
To keep away from detection, the accused had been utilizing SIM playing cards registered in another person’s title. Additionally they created pretend emails to ship paperwork to the complainant. Pandey was recognized because the mastermind who cast the registration and allotment paperwork, whereas Amrendra Kumar collected the money from the complainant. Amar Singh, a former worker of the Ministry of Petroleum, posed as a facilitator, police stated.
Sharing modus operandi, the DCP stated that the fraudsters discovered that the complainant was in search of to put in a CNG pump on his land and falsely offered themselves as gasoline firm officers and intermediaries.
“They supplied to put in the CNG pump with minimal formalities, claiming to have robust connections within the Ministry of Petroleum. The gang employed numerous techniques to deceive the complainant, together with arranging website visits and issuing pretend NOCs, space clearance studies, and invoices to keep away from elevating suspicion. The investigation into different co-conspirators and any attainable connection to the gasoline firm is ongoing,” he added.
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