The Delhi Police arrested a B.Tech dropout for allegedly duping several people of lakhs of rupees by selling fake tickets for the upcoming Diljit Doshanj's concert.
According to the police on Tuesday, the accused has been identified as a 29 year old Kaushik Raj, who belongs to Bihar’s Muzaffarpur and came to Delhi in 2013. While he used to do freelancing work in event management, he sold the fake tickets to earn quick money.
He bought an iPhone worth Rs 1.35 lakh and one Apple watch amounting to Rs 50,000 from the defrauded money. He also travelled to Bengaluru, Goa and Mumbai and spent the amount in clubs and hotels.
According to police officials, they received a complaint from a resident of Neb Sarai that Raj had sold him 69 fake tickets of the Diljit Doshanj's concert to be held on October 26 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Ankit Chauhan said, "Soon after receiving the complaint, an FIR was lodged and further investigation was taken up. The complainant told police that he was searching for tickets when his Chandigarh-based friend provided the contact number of the Kaushik Raj."
The complainant then contacted Raj for the tickets after which he first sold him five tickets for the event and sent them through e-mail. The complainant then decided to purchase more tickets for his friends and family. “Till September 11, the complainant had purchased 69 tickets of the concert in different categories, amounting to Rs 4.76 lakh,” DCP said.
He called the helpline number to verify the tickets and found them to be fake. He then approached the police. Based on the complaint, a case was registered. During the investigation, the police found that Raj had cheated a man in Delhi and two others in Chandigarh and West Bengal.
He sold them fake tickets of Diljit Dosanjh's concert. After receiving the money, Raj switched off his mobile phone and fled from Delhi. "He then travelled to Bengaluru, Goa and Mumbai, staying at various hotels. Raj spent the cheated money at clubs during his stay in these cities and purchased an iPhone and Apple watch," Chauhan said.
"The police team analysed bank transactions of the accused in which the entire cheated amount was transferred. During analysis of the statement of the bank account, it was found that amount of Rs 4.61 lakh in 16 transactions was transferred to the bank account and the same was utilised by the account holder," Chauhan said.
