Two held for cheating Net service applicants

The arrests came following investigations into a complaint lodged at the Fatehpur Beri police station on May 15. According to the complaint,a person by the name Rohan approached the victim after he put in a request for a broadband connection on a service provider’s website.

Police said Rohan used fake identity cards and documents to convince the victim to subscribe to the connection for Rs 6,800. The accused also gave him an acknowledgement slip.

Rohan remained in contact with the victim for two to three days and then disappeared,police said. The victim filed a complaint with the Internet service provider only to realise that no one by the name Rohan was employed with the company. He then approached the police.

“A team of police surveyed various addresses of the broadband subscribers in Delhi and NCR. Investigations revealed that more than 50 addresses were fake and the connections had been obtained on the basis of fictitious IDs on more than 20 handsets,” said Sharma.

Police suspect the accused had in-depth knowledge of the company’s plans and policies.

Police verified records of all direct selling associates of the service provider and checked employees details. They found that Gulshan alias Rohan had earlier worked with Globas Marketing in Patparganj.

The accused reportedly told police that they were well versed with the company’s system. They wanted to earn quick money. DCP Sharma said they would take anything between Rs 6,000 and Rs 10,000 from an applicant. They changed their cellphone numbers,handsets and address frequently to avoid detection.