Ggn police arrest youth for duping man of Rs 22L

Gurugram Police have arrested a man who reportedly duped a man of several lakhs by posing as an official of Maruti Udyog factory. The arrested person has been identified as Raju.

According to Gurugram Police officials, 25-year-old Raju is a native of Arrah in Bihar's Bhojpur district. The accused posed to the unsuspecting victim — who originally belongs to Tamil Nadu — as an official of the Maruti Udyog factory unit in Gurugram and offered him the post of General Manager.

However, Raju demanded a security deposit of Rs 22 lakh from the man and assured that the amount will be returned to him later. After transferring the huge amount and receiving no response from Raju, the victim filed a police complaint and an investigation was initiated by Gurugram Police. The Cyber Crime branch eventually nabbed Raju, who is currently lodged at Palam Vihar police station. Senior officials of the Cyber Crime branch are interrogating Raju for further details.

Duping people on the pretext of being employers from major companies is not a new criminal trend in the city. In 2016, there were more than 400 cases of such crimes reported with the Cyber Crime branch of Gurugram Police.