Amritsar police arrested Himanshu Verma, from Model Town market who pretended as a photojournalist of The Times of India and duped many using fake ID cards of Press.
According to the head policeman Amritsar Model Town area, 24, along with another one suspect Pranav, who is absconding stayed in hotels without paying the bills and took money from several people in Lawrence road, Ranjit Avenue and other Porsche areas of Amritsar.
Himanshu Verma was arrested after the complaint filed by ToI management. TOI reports that the incident came to light in December last when the newspaper's office in Jalandhar received information that two of its `staff members' were collecting money from resorts in Lawrence Road, Amritsar. Though a complaint was filed, the duo fled to Jalandhar, evading arrest.
As per the report, some hoteliers in Lawrence road and Mall Road, a toddy shop owner and a car driver was duped by them that they borrowed money from them. They have also allegedly taken money from another person by offering a job in Ludhiana.
“During their frequent visits to Jalandhar to Amritsar, they purchased high-end cameras and mobile phones through free online classifieds websites and paid the seller by cheque which was never honoured. They would then sell this electronic equipment to shops in Model Town, “the head policeman told Amritsar model town area.”
As per the further investigation by Police, it was found that the duo were earlier coffee shop workers in Ludhiana. Apart from this, the police are keeping a regular eye on such fraudsters who pretend to be the media persons with fake ID cards but in reality, they are not the press people. They are just taking the wrong advantage by using press cards and portray themselves to be the real media people by wearing press cards. Police aware the residents to be safe.
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