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The Delhi Police Crime Branch recently arrested two men involved in defrauding several people of approximately Rs 7-8 crore under the pretext of allotting plots of the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA). The accused have been identified as Jagveer Singh and Satender.
Amit Goel, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch, Delhi), said Singh, the mastermind, operated a fake bank account, ‘Yamuna Expressway Developers’, in the name of his female friend Varsha Sharma. Goel said the phone number and email address associated with the account were found registered in his name.
According to the police, Singh lured the victims into transferring funds into his account, which he then redistributed to others in exchange for a small fee, and they would withdraw the funds.
The police said Singh, with the help of his associate Satender, prepared fake allotment letters containing false details and signatures. They allegedly used these forged documents to deceive victims. Furthermore, the police said they created additional forged documents to provide logistical support.
After receiving several victims’ complaints, the Crime Branch registered a case and launched an investigation. The team analysed the documents provided by the victims and verified their authenticity with YEIDA. The authorities discovered that the allotment letters were forged and the plots mentioned were already allocated to other people.
Through technical surveillance and human intelligence, a team led by Inspector Pawan Kumar identified and apprehended Singh and Satender after a raid at Kosi Kalan in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district. The team seized a laptop, three mobile phones, SIM cards, and several forged allotment letters from the accused.
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