Crime branch police have arrested two miscreants involved in duping a woman to the tune of Rs 50,000 in the name of lucky draw on Firday.
The nabbed accused were identified as Sonu Yadav and Dinesh Yadav of Tikamgarh who cheated the victim Tahseen Bi to the tune of Rs 50,000 in the name of lucky draw and was told that she had to deposit Rs 50,000 for getting the prize in the lucky draw.
Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation the police registered a case under section 420 A and 120 B of the IPC and 66 D of the IT Act and started investigation.
During the investigation one of the mobile numbers was traced in Tikamgarh which was used by Sonu Yadav and was provided to Dinesh Yadav of Mahewa district.
Notable, the victim initially received a message regarding a prize of a Bajaj Pulsar motorbike and Rs 3 lakh cash under lucky draw and after receiving the message victim contacted on the mobile number. She was told that she could get the prize but would require registering first. The accused contacted her using different mobile numbers and persuaded her to deposit Rs 50,000 as registration.
Mahewa village several youths are involved in cheating people in the name of lucky draw and the area has gained popular name as ‘lucky Draw’.
The accused confessed that they would trap the victim in the name of lucky draw and used to provide the names to lala Yadav and Yashpal who later provide bank account number and facilitate the deposition of money. Dinesh was provided with 50 percent of the money deposited by the victim.