Highlights
- The accused were arrested from Bengaluru, Gurugram and Patna
- The gang duped over 1,000 persons of crores of rupees in the name of selling them electric scooty
- They had designed a fake website of Ola scooter and used to lure people into making online payment
At least 20 members of a gang involved in an online Ola electric scooty scam have been arrested by the Delhi cyber crime police. According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer North) Devesh Mahla, the said people were arrested from different parts of the country, including Bengaluru, Gurugram and Patna.
The DCP said the gang duped over 1,000 persons of crores of rupees in the name of selling them electric scooty.
The gang was busted during a thorough investigation after registration of a first information report (FIR) on October 8 of cheating under section 420 of IPC, on the basis of a complaint received by the cyber police station on October 7, he added.
About their modus operandi, the police said two persons in Bengaluru designed a fake website for Ola scooter.
The gang used to target those gullible persons who search about Ola scooters and want to know about them on the website, the police added.
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