The Gurugram Police have arrested Sunil Dandiyal, a resident of Delhi’s Vinod Nagar, for allegedly scamming a woman out of Rs90,000 by promising to arrange travel visas for her family. Dandiyal was apprehended by the Crime Unit of Sector 17, and the police recovered Rs90,000 in cash from him.
According to the woman’s complaint, she had contacted Dandiyal on September 15, seeking his help to obtain travel visas for her family members, who planned to travel abroad. The woman paid approximately Rs1 lakh to Dandiyal for the visa process. However, the accused neither arranged the visas nor refunded the money.
After no progress was made, the woman filed an FIR against Dandiyal. Following the investigation, police arrested the accused from the Sector 17 area, where they also recovered Rs90,000 in cash, which they believe was part of the defrauded amount.
“The accused has been taken into custody, and we are continuing to investigate whether he has been involved in similar scams or if there are other victims,” a police spokesperson said.
Authorities are also looking into Dandiyal’s involvement potential other fraudulent activities related to travel services.