2 fake collection agents held for fraud
The police has arrested two men for extorting money by posing as fake collection agents of a courier company in Kirti Nagar. They had made off with a consignment of 63 mobile handsets of which 52 were recovered.
The arrested persons have been identified as Suraj, 20, of Uttam Nagar and Yoginder, 28, a resident of Uttar Pradesh.
The police personnel, led by the ACP Punjabi Bagh, busted the cheating network in which the accused represented themselves as an authorised collection agents on behalf of courier companies through which the bonafide complainants, across the country, booked their valuable consignments.
The police said once the accused collects a consignment, they usually opened it and repacked the same with bricks and stones and send it to the destined address. Several police were filed after the consignee came to know that he/she was cheated.
The scam came to light when a complainant Sanjeev Bhatia booked a
The scam came to light when S. Bhatia booked a delivery of 63 expensive mobile phones through a courier company, Supreme Express Courier and Cargo, in Jaipur
delivery of 63 handsets of expensive mobile handsets through the courier company, Supreme Express Courier and Cargo, in Jaipur. Mr Yoginder, an authorised representative of the company, took the consignment and sent the same to Jaipur through Mahipalpur office, but the consignee was shocked when he received bricks and stones instead of mobile phones. Mr Bhatia realising he has been cheated, lodged a police complaint. During a probe, it was revealed that the authorised representative was absconding.
After a detailed probe, it was known the accused may be hiding in old Delhi. A house-to-house search was conducted and finally Mr Yoginder was traced from Chandni Chowk. He led the police to co-accused Mr Suraj.