With the arrest of two persons, Delhi Police Crime Branch on Thursday claimed to have busted a gang of cheats who used to sell US dollars at much lower rates.
Police said that the accused arrested from Nangloi area used to offer US dollars to the victims at much lower rates and after that, they used to flee after taking the amount from the victim and instead gave the victim a bundle of papers during dealing. Total six cases of such type of cheating have been registered at Sarai Rohilla, Gandhi Nagar and Geeta Colony police stations and total 105 US dollars affixed with bundle of papers and soap cake have been recovered from their possession.
Madhur Verma, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) said, “The accused have been identified as Rahim Sheikh (21) and Ajruddin (22).
The senior police officer said they had received a tip-off that members of a gang which conned people will come near Nangloi Metro Station. Accordingly, a team under ACP Jasbir Singh laid a trap.
“At around 10.10 pm, the accused were apprehended by the team with a bundle of papers in which total nine dollars of different denomination were affixed with soap cake. On interrogation, the accused persons admitted to their involvement,” said Verma.
During sustained interrogation, the accused confessed and disclosed about their involvement. In March last year, the accused had cheated Gaurav Arora, a resident of Rohini, on the pretext of exchanging 1,000 US dollars after calling him near Inderlok Metro Station. Apart from the accused men, one woman Kajol too accompanied them and met Arora in Rohini area. Acting to be gullible, the victim gave him 20 dollar note for sale and also told him that she had further 1,000 USD also for sale. In October too, the accused had cheated Rs 2 lacs from Chhottelal, a garment businessman, on the pretext of exchanging 1,500 US dollars after calling him near Inderlok Metro Station. The accused persons gave the victim a bundle of paper wrapped in a piece of cloth on which one 20 dollar note was affixed.
In a similar incident, on May 5 this year, the accused along with their accomplice had cheated Rs 10 lacs from a businessman Ishan Gupta, a resident of Paschim Vihar, on the pretext of exchanging 22,000 US dollars after calling him near Inderlok Metro Station. One of the accused met the victim at a shop near Radisson Blue hotel and gave him a 20 dollar note and offered to sell 22,000/- US dollars to him at Rs 50/- for one dollar. The accused persons gave the victim a bundle of paper wrapped in a piece of cloth on which some dollars were affixed.
Police said that the accused has graduated in BSc two months ago, he came to Delhi here and came in touch with Rahim Sheikh, Imran and Akram who used to cheat people on the pretext of exchanging US dollars.
Police further added that the accused used to meet the victim under a false name and used to change SIM and mobile phones after each incident in order to hoodwink the victim as well as the investigating agency.