Delhi Crime Branch held two foreign national for cheating citizens for Rs. two crores on pretect of providing oxygen cylinders
New Delhi, May 16
The Delhi Crime Branch busted an international gang indulged in cheating innocent people on the pretext of supplying oxygen cylinders and covid drugs during current COVID-19 pandemic and also on other pretexts like parcels from abroad, fat reduction medicines etc.
The accused persons admitted to cheated more than Rs. two crores from over 1000 innocent Indian citizens. Five cases registered in Delhi have been linked so far.
The accused have been identified as Chika Benneth and Jonathan Kojo both living in Panchsheel Vihar of Khirki.
The crime branch stated that complainant reported that he was in extreme need of an oxygen cylinder for his relative suffering from covid-19. He found one mobile number 8586918622 on social media claiming to provide oxygen cylinders. When the Complainant contacted on the given mobile number through whatsapp message, the receiver asked him to pay Rs. 16,000/- for oxygen cylinder and Rs 4000/-for transport charge.
The officials added that the complainant made payment of Rs. 20,000/- in the given bank account of cuprit. He assured the complainant that the cylinder would reach at his address. However, no oxygen cylinder ever reached and afterwards, when the complainant tried to contact the accused and made several calls on the given mobile phone but to no avail as the accused had blocked the phone number of complainant.
Similarly, many more cases of cheating, in which mobile no. 8586918622 was used, were registered in different police stations of Delhi.
During investigation regarding mobile no. 8586918622, it is found that during the last one year, the cheats have used more than 200 sims and multiple mobile phone instruments to send messages to innocent public for cheating.
The crime branch, through technical analysis of data collected from various service providers, covert and overt investigation in the bylanes of Sangam Vihar, Jamia Nagar, Vill. Hauzrani, Vill. Khirki, colonies of Khirki Extension, Malviya Nagar etc., become sure that foreign nationals are involved in this cheating racket spread across many states in India.
During search at their residence 163 SIM Cards, 19 Mobile Phones, 05 Laptapos, 04 Debit Cards and other articles,like we're recovered by police.
According to the crime branch, Chika Benneth disclosed that he is a Nigerian National and residing in India since 2010. He along with his associates in India and abroad is doing cheating on one pretext or other like gift parcels from abroad, fat reducing medicines etc.
The duo planned to cheat the persons who were in need of oxygen cylinders, and Covid drugs. They flashed their mobile numbers on different social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and WhatsApps etc. promising Oxygen Cylinders etc to needy persons.
Soon his mobile no. became viral and he started getting messages and calls from the needy persons looking for oxygen cylinders. The accised provided online wallet account and UPI ID to victims for transfer of money. They used his online wallet Account. He believed that by losing small amount of money, the victims would not approach police.
They allegedly sent messages to people regarding availability of oxygen cylinders and demanded money for oxygen gas cylinder. He gathered the phone numbers of needed persons from social media platform. One of his associate in Banglore, provided the bank accounts to receive the cheated amount. After withdrawing the money, share is deposited in their respective bank accounts. Their other associates in Africa assist in this fraud.
During investigation, it is found that accused are using more than 20 bank accounts for cheating and they have duped more than Rs. Two crores from over 1000 people across the states in India.
Chika Benneth came to India in 2010 and started doing business. For the last about four years, he along with his associates are duping citozens on various pretexts.
Jonathan Kojo is a permanent resident of Ghana . He came to India in the month of Febriary this year. After arriving India, he started residing with his associate Chika
