Replicating the Tesla model, Ola Electric started selling its electric scooters in the Indian market without a dealership network. Taking advantage of the same, dupers scammed more than Rs 1,000 crore from unsuspecting customers. Delhi Police on Monday arrested a gang of 20 members from various locations in India.
The gang duped over 1,000 people from various parts of the country. The police made arrests from locations like Bengaluru in Karnataka, Gurugram in Haryana, and Patna, Bihar. Devesh Mahla gave out the information while revealing that the gang scammed people on the context of selling the Ola electric scooter.
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A case of cheating was registered on the basis on complaint received by the Cyber Police on October 7. Police said that the two masterminds from Bengaluru designed a fake Ola electric scooter website to scam people. The gang targeted gullible people who did a web search on Ola electric scooters and wanted to know more about the vehicle on the website.
As soon people used to share the details on the website, the men located in Bengaluru used to share the mobile numbers and other details to the gang members located in other states. The gang members then made calls from Bihar and Telangana and would ask the victims to transfer Rs 499 as a booking amount for the Ola electric scooter.
Further, they asked the customers to deposit Rs 60,000 to 70,000 in the name of…
