Man arrested for duping people with promise of cheap iPhones
A graphic designer has been arrested for allegedly duping people by promising them iPhones at cheap rates. Riteshkumar Bharadwaj (23) had created four fake websites and would lure people with promises of delivering them cheap phones. Bharadwaj is a resident of Sultanpuri in Delhi and is a B.Com student. He would advertise his sites on social media apps, Instagram and shopping websites, police said.
Bharadwaj was arrested after police traced his mobile phone location
One of the victims, a resident of Mumbai's Cuffe Parade, was offered an iPhone 6s by the accused for Rs. 9,999 and Rs. 199 as shipping charges. "He filed a complaint after he did not get his phone despite paying Bharadwaj money through Paytm. Bharadwaj was arrested yesterday after police traced his mobile phone tower location to Sultanpuri in Delhi," the official said.
