Man (91) told to invest, offered high returns & conned; 5 held by Faridabad police

GURGAON: Five people from Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad have been arrested by Faridabad police for allegedly cheating a 91-year-old former employee of Indian Oil Corporation of Rs 80.4 lakh in two years. Police said the victim had on April 11 complained about the matter to cyber police, saying crooks cheated him after offering him high returns from investments.
Police said they have recovered fake documents and leaflets of various banks, which assure victims of high returns.
"On April 11, former employee of Indian Oil Corporation Yashdev Puri filed a complaint stating that he was cheated of Rs 80.43 lakh by cybercriminals from 2021 until now. They had first contacted him on WhatsApp for a guaranteed double return. He was alone at his house, so he could not take a second opinion from anyone," said DCP (central) Pooja Vashisth.
The accused also shared some fake bank documents with Puri, assuring him of higher returns.
Based on the complaint, police booked unidentified persons for cheating and fraud, and sections of the IT Act.
"After receiving a complaint, we started an investigation into the case and first arrested Hunny, Amit and Ankit from Delhi. We produced them in a district court and took them on three-day police remand. During questioning, they provided us with two more names - Sumant and Ajay. Subsequently, our teams arrested Ajay from Noida and Sumant from Ghaziabad. All the accused confessed their crime. Ankit, Amit and Hunny were produced in a district court again and sent to jail. Ajay and Sumant too were produced in the court that sent them to police remand," added Vashisth.
Police have recovered Rs 1.40 lakh from the accused.
"Also, eight mobile phones, 11 SIM cards and fake documents of various banks have been recovered," said police spokesperson Sube Singh.