Police arrested a single person after Sanjaya Baru submitted a grievance against an alleged on the web fraud.

New Delhi:

Police on Sunday arrested a single human being right after Sanjaya Baru, former media advisor to Ex-PM Manmohan Singh, submitted a grievance in opposition to an alleged on the web fraud of Rs 24,000 in Delhi.

Mr Baru was cheated following he built an on-line payment to a guy who claimed to be a consultant of a liquor store he identified on-line, police said.

As per the police, Mr Baru searched for home shipping and delivery of liquor for the duration of the lockdown and identified a shop named La Cave Wines & Spritis.

As he dialled on the presented range, the person on the other facet demanded Rs 24,000 by using on line transfer.

However, the person switched off his cellular phone just after receiving the payment.

Immediately after the complaint, law enforcement tracked down the variety and arrested the accused who is a cab driver.

The accused explained that that his associates applied to get SIM playing cards with pretend names and addresses to connect with their targets.

They were being also working several bank accounts in several states.

Within 5-10 minutes, the cash applied to be diverted into the lender accounts/funds wallets of distinct states, and later on, into their individual accounts.

The acts of fraud ended up finished in prepared fashion to make certain that they legislation enforcement companies could not achieve them, law enforcement explained.

A case has been registered in the matter and probe is on.