Delhi Police have arrested Hukum Singh Rawat, alias Anuj, a 19-year-old Instagram influencer from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, for allegedly assisting an inter-state online fraud syndicate.
Rawat, a B.A. second-year student with over four lakh Instagram followers, is accused of facilitating a Rs1.8 lakh tractor sale scam that defrauded buyers through fake online listings.
Police stated that the influencer used his social media presence to lure potential victims and assist the fraudsters in convincing them to make payments. Authorities are investigating the extent of his involvement and whether he played a direct role in other similar scams.
The arrested influencer has been taken into custody for questioning, and the Delhi Police Cyber Cell continues to track the syndicate’s activities across states.
