The Delhi Police has arrested a 23-year-old Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) postgraduate for allegedly cheating people in the name of “Free Laptop Government Scheme” on the occasion of re-election of new Government through a fake website.
Police said that the fake website offering the bogus scheme was promoted using instant messaging Apps and became viral over WhatsApp and other social sites and over 15 lakh people were exposed to the con-job within two days.
The accused has been identified as Rakesh Jangid, a resident of Nagour in Rajasthan and he had completed his post-graduation from IIT in 2019. According to Aneyesh Roy, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Cyber
Crime unit, information was received that someone had made a fake website “www.modi-laptop.wishguruji.com” which was promising distribution of millions of free laptops on the occasion of the formation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new Government.
“A fake, promotional multimedia message using ‘Make in India’ logo was posted on the website to lure the website visitors to register themselves for getting the free laptop. Personal data was being collected in the name of registration on this website.
Subsequently a case was registered and investigation was taken up,” said the DCP adding that the location of the creator of the website was traced and nabbed.
During interrogation the accused disclosed that in order to make easy money, he decided to use his knowledge of technology by launching a website and making it so popular so that money would flow from the hits received on the website through advertisements which would be placed on the website.