Gurugram: Four Arrested for Selling iPhones on Social Media Fraudulently

Click to start listening
Gurugram: Four Arrested for Selling iPhones on Social Media Fraudulently

Synopsis

A cybercrime police team in Gurugram has arrested four individuals involved in fraudulent iPhone sales via social media. The suspects are from Hisar district, Haryana, with police recovering significant evidence and cash. A case was registered following a complaint regarding the scam, leading to their arrest and court proceedings.

Key Takeaways

  • Four individuals arrested for fraud.
  • Fraudulent iPhone sales via social media.
  • Victims lost around Rs 30,000.
  • Police recovered six mobile phones and cash.
  • Case registered at Cyber Crime Police Station.

Gurugram, April 9 (NationPress) A team from the cybercrime police station (east) of the Gurugram Police has taken into custody four individuals for unlawfully selling iPhones through social media platforms, as reported by the police.

An official named the suspects as Sunny, Aniket, Hitesh Jangra, and Mukesh alias Rohit, all hailing from Hisar district in Haryana.

The police have seized six mobile phones, one ATM card, two bank passbooks, and cash amounting to Rs 18,000 from the suspects.

The official noted that a complaint was lodged on January 29 at the police station regarding a cheating case involving approximately Rs 30,000 under the pretext of selling iPhones via social media.

A case was subsequently registered under the pertinent sections at the Police Station Cyber Crime East, Gurugram.

Following the directions of Vikas Kaushik, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Cyber Crime/DLF, Gurugram, the police team, led by the SHO of the station, executed the arrests of the four suspects in Hisar.

Suspects Aniket, Sunny, and Hitesh were apprehended on April 3, with Mukesh also being arrested.

“Accused Aniket, Sunny, and Hitesh were presented in court and subsequently remanded to jail after four days in police custody. During interrogation, it was revealed that the bank account utilized in the fraud belonged to Aniket, while the mobile number linked to this account was registered under Sunny,” stated the official.

Meanwhile, Sandeep Kumar, the spokesperson for the Gurugram Police, indicated that Aniket and Sunny had sold the bank account to Hitesh.

“Hitesh then sold this bank account to Mukesh. The latter engaged in fraudulent activities under the guise of selling iPhones on social media,” he added.

It was noted that Sunny received Rs 4,000, Aniket received Rs 8,000, and Hitesh gained Rs 20,000 for the sale of the bank account.