Four arrested for duping man of Rs1 lakh on pretext of tourism package

Indore: The crime branch of Indore police on Saturday arrested four men for allegedly cheating a city resident of around Rs 1 lakh by offering a fake tourism package in the name of a travel company and making unauthorised transactions through his credit card. Two other accused in the case are still absconding.Additional DCP Rajesh Dandotiya said the action was taken after a complaint was submitted to the DCP office of the crime branch in Indore against a firm operating under the name Blue Mountain Tourism. The complainant alleged that the accused offered him a low-cost travel package and convinced him to make payments through his credit card. Police said the accused carried out transactions on the card under the pretext of allotting the package and later converted the amount into EMIs without authorisation. The fraud came to light when the complainant did not receive the promised tourism package. On checking his credit card transactions, he found that about Rs 1 lakh was debited through unauthorised transactions. Following this, he approached the crime branch and lodged a complaint.During the investigation, the crime branch team analysed financial transactions and traced the bank accounts used in the fraud. With the help of cyber techniques and inputs from informers, police identified and arrested four accused — Aakash, Rizwan, Shahid and Junaid — all residents of Surat. Two other accused, Bhavik and Kapil, are currently on the run, and efforts are underway to trace them.Police said the accused operated in a coordinated manner from different locations and targeted people by offering attractive travel packages in the name of the tourism company.A case was registered at the crime branch police station under sections 318(4), 316(5) and 3(5) of the BNS Act for fraud, criminal breach of trust and criminal act done by several persons in furtherance of a common intention.