Surat: A 26 year old man of Bhavnagar The Cyber Crime Cell of Surat Police had arrested two people for setting up dummy companies and duping people to the tune of Rs 20 crore.
One of the complainants, whose name has been withheld by the police, said that a abrar sheikh He has used his identity documents to set up fake firms and duped people through them.
The complainant approached the police a few days back and filed a fraud complaint against the unknown accused. The complainant said that the accused set up two dummy companies using documents given to someone to close his bank account in 2019.
The accused also opened bank accounts in the name of fake companies, in which many people transferred money by cheating. The police estimate that the accused duped different people to the tune of Rs 20 crore.
During the investigation, the police got a secret information, acting on which they arrested Abrar Sheikh, a resident of Safak Park Society in Bhavnagar on Thursday. Shaikh was brought to Surat for further investigation. Police have recovered eight mobile phones, 12 SIM cards, one laptop, 14 stamps of different companies and 10 files from the accused.
One of the complainants, whose name has been withheld by the police, said that a abrar sheikh He has used his identity documents to set up fake firms and duped people through them.
The complainant approached the police a few days back and filed a fraud complaint against the unknown accused. The complainant said that the accused set up two dummy companies using documents given to someone to close his bank account in 2019.
The accused also opened bank accounts in the name of fake companies, in which many people transferred money by cheating. The police estimate that the accused duped different people to the tune of Rs 20 crore.
During the investigation, the police got a secret information, acting on which they arrested Abrar Sheikh, a resident of Safak Park Society in Bhavnagar on Thursday. Shaikh was brought to Surat for further investigation. Police have recovered eight mobile phones, 12 SIM cards, one laptop, 14 stamps of different companies and 10 files from the accused.
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