More skeletons tumble out of flat conman’s closet
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Six more victims have come forward and filed complaints with the police, five of whom are women
Just a week after a 47-year-old conman was arrested after a case of him having swindled a house-hunting techie came out, six other victims have approached the police with similar cases against him.
Mohammed Abdul Raheem (in pic) used to post advertisements on real estate database websites about vacant flats in reputed apartment complexes, either for rent or lease, claiming to be its owner. The accused, who was on the run after cheating many techies, was caught with the help of a 23-year-old techie, who managed to trap him before he got conned. Of the six new victims, five are women. They have approached the police seeking help to get their money back from the accused.
The victims approached the Marathahalli and HAL police. The complainants are Kirti Vatsh, Garima Singh, Arati Jee, Ayushi Raj, Jyotika Tewari and Amindya Jyothi Roy.
Vatsh in her complaint to the police has stated that the accused has taken Rs 1 lakh as deposit for a flat to be rented in an high-end apartment in Marathahalli. She claimed she had seen the advertisement on Facebook. Raheem collected the deposit and had told her he would give her the agreement on March 16, but did not and then she got to know that he is a fraud.
“Garima, Jee, Raj and Tewari claims to have come to know about the accused also through Facebook posts. They approached the accused who claimed to be the owner of vacant flats at the apartment complex in Marathahalli. In all, the accused has cheated these victims of around Rs 2.45 lakh. The accused had given his bank account number to all the victims who after transferring the money realised that they have been conned after he was arrested,” said an officer.
Twenty-seven-year-old Roy from Domlu has told police that his work place had shifted to Marathahalli and he was looking for a flat on various websites. He then saw the advertisement of a three-BHK flat at an apartment in Kadubeesanahalli and called Raheem’s number. He claims to have paid a the deposit of Rs 2.5 lakh including the token advance. Later he found that Raheem was a conman from a friend.
Following the new complaints, police have made a case of cheating under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code against the accused.
The accused operates in eight to 10 fictitious names including Rahul Rahil alias MAR Nouman Salman alias MAR Sarik alias Raakib alias Rishaan alias Faizi and Yasir. Shubham Bansal, a techie, finally managed to trap the accused after knowing that he is a fraudster.
Apart from the new complaints, the accused is alleged to have cheated eight more victims.
Just a week after a 47-year-old conman was arrested after a case of him having swindled a house-hunting techie came out, six other victims have approached the police with similar cases against him.
The victims approached the Marathahalli and HAL police. The complainants are Kirti Vatsh, Garima Singh, Arati Jee, Ayushi Raj, Jyotika Tewari and Amindya Jyothi Roy.
Vatsh in her complaint to the police has stated that the accused has taken Rs 1 lakh as deposit for a flat to be rented in an high-end apartment in Marathahalli. She claimed she had seen the advertisement on Facebook. Raheem collected the deposit and had told her he would give her the agreement on March 16, but did not and then she got to know that he is a fraud.
“Garima, Jee, Raj and Tewari claims to have come to know about the accused also through Facebook posts. They approached the accused who claimed to be the owner of vacant flats at the apartment complex in Marathahalli. In all, the accused has cheated these victims of around Rs 2.45 lakh. The accused had given his bank account number to all the victims who after transferring the money realised that they have been conned after he was arrested,” said an officer.
Twenty-seven-year-old Roy from Domlu has told police that his work place had shifted to Marathahalli and he was looking for a flat on various websites. He then saw the advertisement of a three-BHK flat at an apartment in Kadubeesanahalli and called Raheem’s number. He claims to have paid a the deposit of Rs 2.5 lakh including the token advance. Later he found that Raheem was a conman from a friend.
Following the new complaints, police have made a case of cheating under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code against the accused.
The accused operates in eight to 10 fictitious names including Rahul Rahil alias MAR Nouman Salman alias MAR Sarik alias Raakib alias Rishaan alias Faizi and Yasir. Shubham Bansal, a techie, finally managed to trap the accused after knowing that he is a fraudster.
Apart from the new complaints, the accused is alleged to have cheated eight more victims.
