Two men have been apprehended by the police for deceiving individuals by pretending to be insurance agents from a reputable company and requesting payment for premiums. The police stated that in the most recent case, the fraudsters targeted an employee in the private sector who ended up losing Rs6 lakh to them. The victim, in his complaint on July 21 at the Dwarka cyber police station, reported that an unidentified individual had called him, pretending to be an executive from a well-known insurance company, and informed him about an outstanding policy.
Furthermore, the caller claimed that the premium for the mentioned insurance policy had been unpaid since 2020 and assured the victim that the policy would mature on time. Following the suspect’s instructions, the victim transferred Rs6 lakh to the accounts provided by the alleged fraudster, who then turned off his mobile phones.
During the investigation, the police obtained details of the beneficiary bank account. “Based on technical surveillance, the police team conducted a raid in Murthal at Sonipat, Haryana, and arrested Sahil Malhotra (25),” said M Harsha Vardhan, DCP of Dwarka.
“Sahil revealed that he had provided the bank account details of his friend, Ashwani Tiwari (33), on a commission basis. Subsequent raids were conducted, leading to the arrest of Tiwari,” the DCP added.
