Cyber Crime, Bhopal booked a miscreant who duped IAS officer Lokesh Kumar Jangid to the tune of Rs 34,000 through multiple payments over e-wallet Paytm during purchase of liquor; case was registered on August 13 after victim lodged a complaint.
The victim was duped to the tune of Rs 34,000 after he made four payments of Rs 8550 each which he made for paying wine shop for two bottles.
A complaint was lodged with the cyber cell by the victim and in his compliant, he stated that he was duped by the accused who answered his query over whatsapp and provided rates of two bottles of liquor Talisker worth Rs 4400 and Abulour worth Rs 4150 making the total payment of Rs 8550.
The accused provided 7691953708@paytm which was in the name of Mamta Dudwe. The victim paid Rs 8550 and received payment id for the same but even after payment he received call that payment was not received. The process was done for four times in which a total of Rs 34000 were transferred from account and payment was made still the fraudster continued regarding non receiving of payment after which he did not made payment.
In the technical analysis, it was found that the money was transferred in e-wallet of Paytm account and using the details accused would be tracked. Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation, the police registered a case under section 420 of the IPC.
DIG Bhopal Irshad Wali said that the accused has been nabbed from Bharatpur Rajasthan and nabbed accused were sent under judicial custody.