Art Gallery Operator, Student Held For Duping Man Of ₹18 Lakh In Bhopal

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Cyber crime branch on Wednesday arrested three cyber conmen including an art gallery owner who duped a man of Rs 18 lakh on pretext of providing donation of Rs 20 crore to his NGO.

Efforts were underway to identify and arrest other members of the gang, police officials said. Following investigations, police identified holders of the bank accounts and mobile numbers used in the fraud and arrested three fraudsters.

They were identified as Rakesh Yadav(51), Dilip Sujane (29) of Indore and Ajay Yadav (25) of Hoshangabad. Rakesh Yadav runs an art gallery in Indore and plays important role in duping people.

He contacted persons running NGOs and arranges their meetings with other members of the gang. Ajay Yadav is preparing for competitive examinations and is an active member of the gang, Chauhan added. Police officials said gang members were being questioned to learn about similar frauds they committed.

Additional DCP (crime) Shailendra Singh Chauhan said complainant told police that unidentified conmen approached him through WhatsApp and phone calls and lured into giving donation of Rs 20 crore to his NGO.

The conmen trapped him after two meetings in Bhopal and Indore and siphoned off Rs 18 lakh from his bank account. The conmen then switched off their mobile phone.