Two held for cheating loan-seekers online

Two held for cheating loan-seekers online
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The Cyber Crime Police arrested two notorious conmen in Delhi, who were involved in cheating gullible loan seekers. They offered loans on a mortgage basis on insurance policies and collected huge amounts in the name of processing fee and discontinued communication with the prospects.

Hyderabad: The Cyber Crime Police arrested two notorious conmen in Delhi, who were involved in cheating gullible loan seekers. They offered loans on a mortgage basis on insurance policies and collected huge amounts in the name of processing fee and discontinued communication with the prospects.

According to the police, the accused were identified as Abhimanyu Khurana alias Saxena, 33 and Chetan Dass alias Vasudev Pandit, 27 both residents of Delhi. They operate in an organized manner across the country and cheated one of the victims from the City, to the tune of Rs 1.81 lakh. Cases were booked under sections 66 C, D, ITA Act 2008 and 419,420 IPC.

During the investigation, the police collected details of transactions in various banks, IP addresses of devices used to send email and other details. After a thorough analysis, the police apprehended the duo at New Delhi and also seized incriminating material from them.

“The general public is warned not to fall prey to such conmen and be cautious of calls and fake mails or websites alluring loan offers on payment of processing fee, administration fee etc. The victims of such frauds can approach the police for registering their complaints,” said Avinash Mohanty, DCP, Detective Department, CCS.

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