BOTH ACCUSED PERSONS ARE HABITUAL OFFENDERS AND ARE PREVIOUSLY INVOLVED IN SEVERAL CASES.
Face2News/New Delhi
ER-I, Crime Branch has successfully apprehended two accused persons involved in a series of fraudulent activities centred around fake dollar exchange. The operation was carried out under the leadership of Inspr. Gurmeet Singh, supervised by ACP Sh. Rohitash Singh. The dedicated team comprised SI Governor Singh, ASI Vinay Tyagi, ASI Ajay Kumar, HC Ajay Mavi, HC Mehtab Singh, HC Shivram, HC Mohit Kumar, and Ct. Deepak.
In recent months, several cheating cases have been reported in various police stations across Delhi NCR. The cases involved a consistent modus operandi, where members of the gang would visit shops and purchase items using genuine US dollars. They would then make an excuse to the shopkeeper, asking if they knew someone who could exchange dollars for Indian currency. When potential victims contacted them for the exchange, the gang would use fake SIM cards for communication. During the exchange, the gang would show real dollars as bait, but hand over bags filled with bundles of paper, deceiving the victim. After obtaining the money, they would flee, destroy the SIM cards and mobile phones, and leave the area for a few days.
Mr.Vikram Singh, IPS, Dy. Commissioner of Police,Crime, said, raid was conducted at Anjali Vihar, Loni, Distt. Ghaziabad, UP, resulting in the successful arrest of Neeraj @ Raju and Karan. During interrogation, they confessed to their involvement in multiple scams under the pretext of exchanging dollars with their associates. Both the accused persons have been produced before the court concerned and the IO concerned has arrested them for further legal proceedings.
Police said, on 16.11.2024, Ct. Deepak received input regarding gang members Neeraj @ Raju and his associate Karan, who were actively committing similar offenses across Delhi, Haryana, UP, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. It was revealed that the gang had recently committed three such frauds in Sonia Vihar, Delhi. Acting swiftly, Ct. Deepak relayed this information to Inspector Gurmeet Singh, who then obtained immediate legal action approval from ACP/ER-1.
A raid was conducted at Anjali Vihar, Loni, Distt. Ghaziabad, UP, resulting in the successful arrest of Neeraj @ Raju and Karan. During interrogation, they confessed to their involvement in multiple scams under the pretext of exchanging dollars with their associates. Both the accused persons have been produced before the court concerned and the IO concerned has arrested them for further legal proceedings.
Interrogation of accused persons: -
Neeraj @ Raju (Age 23): He resides with his family in Anjali Vihar, Loni, Ghaziabad, UP. He studied up to the 8th grade and has a criminal history, having been previously jailed under the NDPS Act and Arms Act at PS Loni, UP. He along with his associates Karan, Mohd Khalid, Raza Khan, Afjal, and his brother Vishnu, have been involved in multiple fraud cases across Delhi, UP, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra.
About three and a half months ago, Neeraj and Karan duped a young man at the Fifth Pushta, Sonia Vihar, Delhi, for ₹2 lakhs. They handed him a bag filled with fake dollar notes and fled with the money.
Around two months ago, Neeraj and Karan executed a similar scam at the same location, cheating an elderly man out of ₹1 lakh. In Month of September 2024, he along with his associates committed similar cheating fraud at near Ratlam Railway Station Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, from there they took 1.5 Lacs.
Karan @ Rahul (Age 23): Karan resides in Village Ram Biloni Quila, PS Narora, Distt. Bulandshahar, UP. He studied up to the 10th grade but failed to complete his education. Karan has a prior record of being jailed for fraud cases at PS Modinagar, UP. For the past few years, he has collaborated with Neeraj, Mohd Khalid, Raza Khan, Afjal, Vishnu, and others in conducting numerous fake dollar exchange frauds across various states.
About three and a half months ago, Karan and Neeraj defrauded a young man at the Fifth Pushta in Sonia Vihar, Delhi, for ₹2 lakhs, using the same method of giving a bag filled with fake dollars.
In another incident two months ago, they cheated an elderly man out of ₹1 lakh in a similar fashion at the same location. He along with associates was involved in the above mentioned Ratlam cheating case also.
Upon verifying these incidents with PS Sonia Vihar, it was confirmed that:
FIR No. 246/24, dated 01.08.2024, u/s 318(4)/316(2)/3(5) BNS, and FIR No. 313/24, dated 09.09.2024, u/s 303(2)/3(5) BNS, had been registered. Both Neeraj @ Raju and Karan @ Rahul were formally arrested under Section 35.1(B) BNSS. Information regarding their arrests was promptly shared with IO at PS Sonia Vihar, Delhi.
Previous Involvement: Accused Karan @ Rahul has been previously involved in 04 cases of NDPS Act, Burglary, Arms Act etc., of Ghaziabad, UP, Accused Neeraj @ Raju has been previously involved in 06 cases of NDPS Act, Robbery, Goonda Act, Burglary, Arms Act etc., of Ghaziabad, UP