Udupi: The Udupi District Police Six people have been arrested for allegedly duping several people by giving false assurances of giving united arab emirates currency Exchange Indian currency at low rates.
Those arrested include Mohammad Polash Khan, 42, of Uttar Pradesh, a resident of Delhi. Mohd Mahtab Bilal Shaikh43, lives in Mumbai, Muhammad FirozNoor Mohammed, 36, from Haryana, Miraj Khan, 32, from Delhi and Mohd Jahangira, 60, from Delhi, 30, from West Bengal and living in Delhi.
Udupi SP Akshay MH said that based on complaints received from the public at Brahmavar and Kota police stations that miscreants were duping them by promising dirhams against currency at low prices, a special team was formed to crack the case Was.
On the modus operandi, the SP said, the accused used to first take the victims into confidence by exchanging UAE Dirhams for Indian currency at a low rate. Later, they would convince the victims that they had more foreign exchange and hand it over at a lower price. Thereafter, the victims would be asked to meet them at a particular location, where the accused would arrive with a packet. They allegedly handed over a packet of cloth-wrapped soap in exchange for dirhams and before the victims could check the bag with alleged foreign currency notes, the accused snatched the cash and fled from the spot.
SP Akshay said the accused have cases registered against them in Delhi and Davanagere and they have allegedly committed similar crimes in Hassan, Chitradurga and Chikkamagalur districts. The accused were arrested on March 31 and after taking their custody, the police recovered 32 foreign currency notes of 100 dirham, 19 mobile phones, Rs 6.29 lakh, three motorcycles and 30 SIM cards.
Those arrested include Mohammad Polash Khan, 42, of Uttar Pradesh, a resident of Delhi. Mohd Mahtab Bilal Shaikh43, lives in Mumbai, Muhammad FirozNoor Mohammed, 36, from Haryana, Miraj Khan, 32, from Delhi and Mohd Jahangira, 60, from Delhi, 30, from West Bengal and living in Delhi.
Udupi SP Akshay MH said that based on complaints received from the public at Brahmavar and Kota police stations that miscreants were duping them by promising dirhams against currency at low prices, a special team was formed to crack the case Was.
On the modus operandi, the SP said, the accused used to first take the victims into confidence by exchanging UAE Dirhams for Indian currency at a low rate. Later, they would convince the victims that they had more foreign exchange and hand it over at a lower price. Thereafter, the victims would be asked to meet them at a particular location, where the accused would arrive with a packet. They allegedly handed over a packet of cloth-wrapped soap in exchange for dirhams and before the victims could check the bag with alleged foreign currency notes, the accused snatched the cash and fled from the spot.
SP Akshay said the accused have cases registered against them in Delhi and Davanagere and they have allegedly committed similar crimes in Hassan, Chitradurga and Chikkamagalur districts. The accused were arrested on March 31 and after taking their custody, the police recovered 32 foreign currency notes of 100 dirham, 19 mobile phones, Rs 6.29 lakh, three motorcycles and 30 SIM cards.