Patna:
Make childless girls pregnant and earn huge cash: that was their enterprise pitch. It did work till the gang was busted and three folks had been arrested from Bihar.
The alleged rip-off was reported from Kahuara village in Nardiganj subdivision of Nawada district.
Cyber scamsters ran an ‘All India Pregnant Job Service’, by which they lured potential clients after which blackmailed them, stated the police.
According to the supply, they tempted folks with Rs 10 lakh in alternate for making girls pregnant, stated the police. Even in case of failure, stated the police, the shoppers had been promised Rs 50,000 to Rs 5 lakh.
“Three folks have been arrested. They present ‘All India Pregnant Job Service’ and in addition run a ‘Playboy Service’. Their MO (Modus Operandi) is that they put ads on Facebook. After that many individuals name them. In the identify of registration, these folks ask for potential clients’ PAN Card, Aadhaar card, selfie. They then gather cash from the individuals who fall into the lure of this temptation within the identify of registration and reserving lodges,” stated Deputy Superintendent of Police Imran Pervez.
Those arrested have been recognized as Prince Raj, Bhola Kumar and Rahul Kumar.
Six cell phones have been recovered from the arrested accused by which WhatsApp chats, clients’ pictures, audio recordings and financial institution transaction data have been obtained, stated the police officer.
(With inputs from Ashok Priyadarshi)