Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Mar 2: The Crime Branch Kashmir today said to have arrested three persons from Kishangarh Delhi for their involvement in a lottery scam.
The CB said that they were arrested in connection with a case FIR No.37/2019 U/S 420 RPC and 66-D IT Act and in this regard, the Court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Patiala House, New Delhi granted transit remand for shifting of the arrested people.
Those arrested have been identified as Santosh Kumar Bhagat son of Sukhdev Bhagat, resident of Gaushala Kishangarh Vasant Kunj Delhi, Lakhan Lal Ahirvar son of Ram Swaroop resident of Kishangarh Vasant Kunj, New Delhi and Benedict Silvester alias Manav Tyagi son of Lawarance Desousa of Chatterpur Extension New Delhi.
The three persons, the police said, were arrested after strenuous efforts by the investigation team in Lottery Scam Case FIR No 37/2019.
The Crime Branch said that upon the reception of a written complaint received by CB Kashmir, which revealed that the complainant received a phone call from an unknown number, informing him about a prize of seven lakh rupees that he had won in a contest.
“In order to claim the prize money, he was asked to deposit some money. The complainant deposited an amount of 138,000 in the Bank account maintained in the name of Non-Stop Deal, operated by one Santosh Kumar Bhagat,” the CB said, adding that further investigation is going on in the matter.
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