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- A Delhi woman lost about Rs 1.2 lakh while trying to buy jewellery after responding to a social media advertisement, transferring the money through multiple UPI transactions to a caller posing as a seller's representative.
- Police registered an FIR at the cyber police station of central district and traced the funds, finding the cheated amount had been used to pay dues on two credit cards rather than routed through bank accounts.
- The investigation led to Hodal in Haryana's Palwal district, where 26-year-old Ankit Thakur was arrested, and a mobile phone and SIM allegedly used in the offence were seized.
- He reportedly admitted sharing the proceeds with an associate who is still absconding.
What to watch next
- Efforts to trace and arrest the absconding associate who allegedly shared the proceeds
- Whether the cheated amount can be recovered from the credit card payments
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Named India · Ankit Thakur · Cyber Police Station of Central District · Haryana · Hodal · Palwal · Rohit Rajbir Singh
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