THE IMPOSTOR CREATED FAKE INDIAN ARMY DOCUMENTS, WORE LIEUTENANT COLONEL UNIFORMS, AND USED BADGES TO DECEIVE THE VICTIMS., ONE CHEATED MOBILE PHONE, MAKE SAMSUNG GALAXY FOLD 6 (APPROX. VALUE WORTH RS. 1.6 LACS) OF THE COMPLAINANT RECOVERED., TWO FAKE RUBBER STAMPS OF INDIAN ARMY ON WHICH “BRIG. SUMIT SINGH SENA MEDAL” & “AMC TRAINING CENTER LUCKNOW” MENTIONED HAVE BEEN RECOVERED. MILITARY UNIFORM, 04 BADGES OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL RANK, ONE WRIST WATCH AND CANTEEN CARD OF ACCUSED USING FOR CHEATING THE PERSONS RECOVERED., 03 FAKE JOINING LETTERS/OFFER LETTERS OF INDIAN ARMY (MINISTRY OF DEFENCE) RECOVERED., ONE MOTORCYCLE, MAKE ROYAL ENFIELD CLASSIC 350 COMMANDO SAND WHICH WAS PURCHASED FROM CHEATED AMOUNT RECOVERED.
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The team of PS Gulabi Bagh of North District has arrested an accused person namely Sumit Singh, r/o H-Block Bindapur, Pratap Garden, Uttam Nagar, Delhi, age 28 years and permanent resident of Village Salamatpur, Tezi Bazar, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh (suspended from the Indian Army since 2023) and solved a cheating case.
A lady complainant namely P r/o Gulabi Bagh, Delhi, age 30 years filed a complaint at PS Gulabi Bagh. During enquiry, the lady complainant was examined in detail, wherein she alleged that she is practicing as an Advocate in Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi. On 24.07.2024, while leaving the Court, a person met her who introduced himself as Sumit Singh, claiming to be a Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Army. He showed his ID card and informed about a direct recruitment drive in the Indian Army's AFT and asked for her contact number, which she provided.
The next day, Sumit Singh contacted her and promised to secure a government Advocate job for her in AFT. He asked to send her documents, which she did. He then asked her to pay Rs. 2,680/- as a form fee, which she paid through Paytm. On 29.07.2024, he sent her a joining letter for AFT Delhi via WhatsApp, asking her to join on 01.09.2024. During this time, he also proposed her for marriage. On 01.08.2024, Sumit Singh asked her to transfer Rs. 64,530/- for Mess expenses, which she did from her Bank of Baroda account to his account.
The alleged person then promised to secure a job for her brother namely Milan Kohli, as a Head Clerk in PCDA and asked for his documents. On 15.08.2024, she sent her brother's documents to Sumit Singh's number. He then asked her to transfer Rs. 50,000/- and Rs. 54,836/- for her brother's kit and Mess expenses. He also told her that his Mobile phone was destroyed in a bomb blast and that he was using his PA Shehnawaz's phone. So the lady victim purchased a new Mobile phone make Samsung Galaxy Fold 6, and got a new SIM card and gave to Him. Sumit Singh informed her that her brother's salary had been increased and asked her to transfer Rs. 82,000/- to his account.
On 25.08.2024, he told her that his father had passed away and asked for Rs. 79,000/- worth of gold and silver jewelry for the last rites. Sumit Singh then promised to secure a tender for her father and she transferred Rs. 3,13,957/- from her father's account. He also cheated her father of Rs. 2,40,000/- in the name of a renewal of his policy. On 04.10.2024, Sumit Singh sent a fake joining letter to her brother via private courier.
During this time, Sumit Singh pressurized her to marry him. He also asked for a gold chain, gold ring and clothes, which she provided on 03.10.2024, along-with Rs. 11,000/-. Then he demanded Rs. 5 lakhs as a donation to the Chief for her brother's joining, which they managed to arrange by taking a loan and borrowing from relatives. Sumit Singh cheated her and her family, promising jobs and marriage and took lakhs of rupees from lady victim and her family.
Accordingly, a case FIR No. IX-IV/25 dated 22.03.2025 u/s 318(4)/336(8) BNS was registered at PS Gulabi Bagh, Delhi and the investigation was taken up.
TEAM, INVESTIGATION & OPERATION: Sensing the gravity of offence, a dedicated police team, lead by Inspr. Benkatesh Kumar (Inspr Investigation), comprising W/SI Sharmila Yadav, HC Pawan Saini, Ct Rakesh and Ct Sandeep Kumar, under the close supervision of Inspr Jagdish Kumar, SHO/PS Gulabi Bagh and guidance of Shri Naresh Khanka, ACP/Sub-Division, Sarai Rohilla was constituted to investigate the case.
Mr. Raja Banthia, IPS, Dy. Commissioner of Police, North District, Delhi, said, on sustain interrogation, the accused person disclosed that he had joined the Indian Army as a Sniper on 26.06.2015 and served continuously till to April-2023. But now he has been suspended from the Indian Army, as in April-2023, a case FIR No. 141/23 u/s 376/420/406/506 IPC was registered against him in PS Sarojani Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He was arrested on 14.04.2023 and subsequently suspended from the service, leading to financial difficulties and to earn money, he started cheating several people in Lucknow by promising them for jobs.
During the course of investigation, technical surveillance as well as manual surveillance was mounted. With the help of technical surveillance and human intelligence, the team member got succeed to locate the accused Sumit Kumar in the area of Mahipalpur and later on in the area of Bindapur wherein the raid was conducted and he was apprehended from a rented accommodation.
INTERROGATION: Mr. Raja Banthia, IPS, Dy. Commissioner of Police, North District, Delhi, said, on sustain interrogation, the accused person disclosed that he had joined the Indian Army as a Sniper on 26.06.2015 and served continuously till to April-2023. But now he has been suspended from the Indian Army, as in April-2023, a case FIR No. 141/23 u/s 376/420/406/506 IPC was registered against him in PS Sarojani Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He was arrested on 14.04.2023 and subsequently suspended from the service, leading to financial difficulties and to earn money, he started cheating several people in Lucknow by promising them for jobs. So, another case FIR No. 276/24 u/s 352/419/420/506/504 IPC was also registered against him at PS Harpalpur, Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh on 22.09.2024. In May-June, 2024, he came to Delhi and planned to cheat the people by promising them for jobs. He confessed his involvement in present case.
On sustained interrogation, he disclosed that previously he has also cheated many people/girls by same modus operandi. Further, investigation is in progress and facts are being corroborated.
KNOW THE ACCUSED: Sumit Singh, r/o H-Block Bindapur, Pratap Garden, Uttam Nagar, Delhi, age 28 years and permanent resident of Village Salamatpur, Tezi Bazar, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. (Previously he was found involved in 02 cases i.e. FIR No. 141/23 u/s 376/420/406/506 IPC, PS Sarojani Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh and case FIR No. 276/24 u/s 352/419/420/506/504 IPC, PS Harpal Pur, Hardeai, Uttar Pradesh).