Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Hiranagar police detained the director of a digital marketing firm after registering a case of fraud against him for allegedly duping a person of Rs 3 lakh on the pretext of offering a job.
The accused took the money as a security deposit but neither provided the promised job nor returned the amount. The police also received a similar complaint from a woman too.
According to police, one Prem Kumar, a resident of Bhawani Nagar, lodged a complaint stating that he was introduced to one Sachin Tiwari, who claimed to be the director of a digital marketing firm. Tiwari offered him a work-from-home part-time job with a salary of Rs 20,000 per month.
However, Tiwari demanded a security deposit of Rs 3 lakh, assuring Prem that he would be provided with a laptop and necessary software for the job. Trusting him, Prem transferred the amount to the accused’s bank account.
After receiving the money, the accused neither provided the job nor any training. When Prem followed up, Tiwari kept delaying the matter. Later, Kumar visited his office and demanded a refund, at which point Tiwari gave him a cheque. However, the cheque bounced due to a stop-payment instruction. Despite several attempts to contact him, Tiwari stopped responding.
The police registered a case against the accused under sections 316(2), 316(5), 318(2) of the BNS and detained him.
