The EditorScanner Installer Fraudster Arrested by CIA-1 Police in Scanner Fraud Case
Kaithal Cyber Fraud: Acting on the directions of SP Upasana, the district police have successfully arrested a fraudster who was duping people by pretending to install UPI scanners. The CIA-1 team apprehended the accused for cheating shopkeepers out of their mobile phones and money across several states.
Complaint Filed by Victim from Bhagal Village
Police spokesperson stated that the investigation began after a complaint by Devender, a resident of Bhagal village, was lodged at Cheeka Police Station.
According to the complaint, on October 19, an unidentified man approached the shopkeeper, claiming to be a “UPI scanner technician” and offered to help him set up a scanner for payments.
The shopkeeper, trusting the man, handed over his mobile phone, during which the accused obtained his UPI password. Later, the victim discovered that the accused had transferred ₹1 lakh from his bank account.
CIA-1 Police Team Cracks the Case
Following SP Upasana’s instructions, the case was assigned to CIA-1 Incharge SI Jaswant Singh and his team led by ASI Kamaljeet Singh.
Using technical surveillance and evidence, the team tracked down and arrested Gulshan Kumar, a resident of Doraha, District Ludhiana (Punjab).
During interrogation, Gulshan confessed to committing similar frauds in Haryana, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh, using the same UPI scanner trick to cheat multiple shopkeepers.
Series of Thefts Across Three States
The accused admitted to several crimes committed over the past two months, including:
- Stealing a mobile phone from a grocery store in Khanpur village.
- Taking a phone from a man at a liquor shop on Rasoolpur Road (village Pold).
- Stealing a phone from a milk dairy owner in Pold village.
- July 13: Cheating an electronics shop owner near Cheeka Fruit Mandi.
- September 23: Stealing a mobile from a tea shop at Ismailabad grain market.
- Stealing phones from Ismailabad grocery shops.
- September 18: Stealing a phone from a flour mill owner at Matedi, Ambala district.
- Committing 7–8 frauds in Ludhiana, 3 in Ropar, and 4 in Jalandhar (Punjab).
- Stealing 3 phones in Baddi, Himachal Pradesh.
Police Continue Intensive Interrogation
The spokesperson added that the CIA-1 team is conducting detailed questioning and will seek police remand for further investigation to uncover more cases connected to the accused.
The police emphasized that such cyber and scanner-related frauds are being dealt with strict vigilance and swift action to ensure public safety and prevent financial crimes in the region.
