Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh): A man who cheated a person out of 20 lakh rupees through fake advertisements on social media has been arrested by the police in Jabalpur on Wednesday.
The accused, identified as Gautam De, was running fraudulent ads under the name of "KG International" company based in Kolkata.
According to information, the complaint was filed by Aditya Agarwal, who reported the incident at the Gorakhpur police station about 8 days ago.
According to the complaint, Aditya came across an advertisement for a glass washing machine on social media.
After contacting Gautam De to purchase the machine, Aditya finalised the deal and transferred 20 lakh rupees to Gautam’s account.
However, after receiving the money, Gautam switched off his phone and stopped responding to Aditya.
Following the complaint, the Gorakhpur police immediately launched an investigation into the matter. They sought assistance from the cyber cell, which helped them track the location of the accused.
After gathering the necessary information, the police were able to apprehend Gautam De in West Bengal.
Upon his arrest, the police began questioning him to uncover the full extent of his fraudulent activities.
They are now working to determine whether Gautam has been involved in scamming other individuals in a similar manner. The authorities are also exploring possible links to other similar cases that may have occurred in different regions.
