Assam: Fraud Travel Agent Detained By Chandmari Police

GUWAHATI: A person was detained by Chandmari Police on Monday for reportedly operating a fake travel firm that defrauded clients in Guwahati. According to officials, the accused operated a tour company called "Visa Service and Discovery Tours and Travels" in the Paltan Bazar neighbourhood of Guwahati.

The cops recognized him as Angshuman Pal. Officials claim that Pal defrauded a client who wanted to travel to the United Kingdom. The accused scammed the victim of Rs 1.8 lakhs under the pretense of booking a visa and a flight. The victim had sent the money on January 1, but when there had been no follow-up, he became suspicious.

The victim reported the fraud to the Chandmari Authorities Station after becoming aware of it, and the police took action to find the perpetrator. After Pal's arrest, it became clear that he had previously defrauded other victims in a similar manner.

Officials stated that they have detained him for interrogation and will take additional legal measures as soon as possible. It should be recalled that 68 ATM cards were retrieved from their hands in October 2022 after up to five people were detained in Guwahati in connection with two ATM fraud instances.

According to the police, the people who were arrested used stolen ATM cards belonging to unidentified people to withdraw cash. According to Guwahati City Police Deputy Commissioner of Police Sudhakar Singh, two incidents of ATM fraud were reported on October 4 and 5. Five culprits were detained by Guwahati City Police following a comprehensive investigation of the cases.

"Rajib Das and Devendra Kalita, two victims, filed two complaints alleging that someone changed their ATM cards while attempting to assist them when they attempted to withdraw cash from ATMs. When they got home, they discovered that Rs. 68,000 and Rs. 1.10 lakh had been taken out of two different accounts, "he explained.

The cops located a car and detained its owner after reviewing the ATMs' CCTV footage. Police made another arrest after looking into the specifics of which account the money was sent to. DCP Sudhakar Singh continued, "During questioning, they gave the names of other people, and as a result, we detained three more people last night.

According to police, the people who were taken into custody were Jiaul Hoque, Lutfur Rahman, Aminul, Hanifur, and Shahidul.

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