Haryana resident detained for fooling people under the pretext of granting low interest loans | Dehradun News
Dehradun: The cybercrime cell, along with the Special Task Force, on Saturday arrested a gang member, who duped people under the pretext of providing them with low-interest loans. The accused, identified as Mayank Kapoor, is a resident of Rohtak in Haryana. He was arrested near Natraj Chowk in Rishikesh by the Joint Police Team.
The gang had targeted a Dehradun woman and duped her for Rs 7 lakh. According to his complaint, the appellant had identified himself as an employee of a large private company and had insured a loan of Rs 15 lakh at 3% interest. The gang members provided a fake letter of approval for the loan. The woman was forced to deposit Rs 7 lakh into various bank accounts under the pretext of administration fees, insurance fees and other expenses.
“While working on the case, we discovered that those implicated in the crime had links to Haryana. We also learned that the gang was operating through various bank accounts in Delhi, Haryana, Bihar and Jammu and Kashmir, ”SP STF Ajay Singh told TOI.
During the investigation, the Cybercrime Police Cell and STF were informed of the visit of one of the gang members to Rishikesh. Based on the information provided by the complainant, the police team arrested Mayank Kapoor, who resides in the Jagdish Colony neighborhood of Rohtak.
During questioning, Kapoor told police the gang members had advertised in newspapers and also used social media platforms to publicize bogus programs offering low-interest loans. On the grounds of submitting application fees, registration fees, insurance fees, and other expenses, the gang asked their targets to deposit money into various bank accounts.
The gang had targeted a Dehradun woman and duped her for Rs 7 lakh. According to his complaint, the appellant had identified himself as an employee of a large private company and had insured a loan of Rs 15 lakh at 3% interest. The gang members provided a fake letter of approval for the loan. The woman was forced to deposit Rs 7 lakh into various bank accounts under the pretext of administration fees, insurance fees and other expenses.
“While working on the case, we discovered that those implicated in the crime had links to Haryana. We also learned that the gang was operating through various bank accounts in Delhi, Haryana, Bihar and Jammu and Kashmir, ”SP STF Ajay Singh told TOI.
During the investigation, the Cybercrime Police Cell and STF were informed of the visit of one of the gang members to Rishikesh. Based on the information provided by the complainant, the police team arrested Mayank Kapoor, who resides in the Jagdish Colony neighborhood of Rohtak.
During questioning, Kapoor told police the gang members had advertised in newspapers and also used social media platforms to publicize bogus programs offering low-interest loans. On the grounds of submitting application fees, registration fees, insurance fees, and other expenses, the gang asked their targets to deposit money into various bank accounts.