Could 21, 2025 08:26 AM IST
Jharkhand fraudsters, posing as utensil merchants, duped rural girls of jewelry and money. 5 gang members, together with the mastermind, had been arrested.
A gang of fraudsters from Jharkhand, working below the guise of exchanging previous utensils for brand spanking new ones, and duping a number of rural girls of their jewelry, was busted by Mohanlalganj police right here on Tuesday. The police arrested 5 gang members, together with a girl who’s suspected to be the alleged mastermind.
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“The gang operated in a well planned manner and targeted unsuspecting villagers across multiple districts. The gang members used to trap gullible victims while promising them to upgrade their household items,” stated police.
The matter got here to mild after a girl Neelam from Shivdhara village reported that on Could 1, a girl visited her and others within the village providing new utensils in change for previous ones. “After building trust over repeated visits, the woman returned with a lucrative offer of handing over old jewellery and cash in return for upgraded ornaments and money from her company,” stated ACP Mohanlalganj Rajneesh Verma.
“Several women, including Neelam, fell for the scheme and gave away their jewellery and ₹5,000 each to the accused. However, the woman never returned. Post this incident, an FIR was registered under Section 316(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Mohanlalganj police station,” the ACP added.
Explaining the modus operandi the ACP stated that police revealed that Pyari Devi would scout villages and acquire the boldness of girls by first exchanging new utensils for previous ones. She later proposed to return new jewelry in change for his or her previous silver and gold gadgets together with money. As soon as in possession of the property, she and her accomplices would flee and goal one other district.
In response to police, the gang dedicated comparable scams in Rae Bareli, Amethi, Unnao, and Kanpur and police recovered some jewelry and ₹5,900 money from their possession.
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