WOMAN POSED AS TV EXECUTIVE TO DUPE MANY, ARRESTED

NEW DELHI: She was high on confidence and was throwing names at places to make people believe she is a high profile lady. She even didn't hesitate to impersonate herself as the Vice President of a prestigious news channel. When police finally zeroed down on her, they were surprised to find her name in the wanted list of even Mumbai and Madhya Pradesh Police.

The victim who is running a leading travel agency providing online air tickets and hotels bookings having its office in Central Market, Lajpat Nagar, Delhi, made a complaint against a lady named Payal, who had defrauded him to the tune of Rs 30 lakh within one and half month by purchasing air tickets (domestic as well as international), foreign exchange and hotel bookings.

The accused Payal Samuel approached the complainant on June 9, 2018 giving reference of a known contact of the complainant and introduced herself as Vice President of an English news channel.

Payal purchased air tickets, foreign exchange and hotel bookings for her customers on credit which rose alarmingly. As an inducement, she offered huge business worth crores of rupees to the complainant and hypnotized him.

The complainant Ravi Patel supplied air tickets, hotel bookings and US Dollars to Payal Samuel, worth Rs 30 lakh. When the complainant demanded his money, she started delaying the payment on frivolous excuses.

Suspecting the conduct of Samuel, the complainant and his suppliers checked on the internet and have shocked to learn that she was not the Vice President of the news channel as claimed. They found various news articles from a newspaper which disclosed that she had cheated several businessmen in Mumbai and Madhya Pradesh using similar tactics. An FIR with crime branch was lodged then. She was arrested from Mumbai on August 15.

“Payal used to pose herself as a senior executive of different famous firms and gain proximity to persons in senior positions in politics and bureaucracy and get herself introduced and recommend to big jewellers or travel agents so that she could cheat them in her unique style. The cheques she used to give bounced,” said Additional CP Crime Rajiv Ranjan.

Payal defrauded the victim to the tune of Rs 30 lakh within one and half month by purchasing air tickets (domestic as well as international), foreign exchange and hotel bookings