Two youths from Satna district, Vikas Patel and Kamal Nayan, were arrested by Pardesipura police in Indore for duping shopkeepers through fake online transactions. The accused had been living in Indore for three years, claiming to study, but were actually using a duplicate mobile app to show fraudulent payments and illegally obtain goods.
The scam came to light after jeweller Jayesh Soni, who runs a shop in Patnipura, reported a suspicious transaction. On June 5, a man purchased a gold ring worth Rs 46,000, scanned the UPI code, and displayed a successful payment message. Trusting the payment, Soni started billing, but the man left before the transaction was verified. Later, it was found that no money was credited to the jeweller’s account.
Following a complaint filed on June 30, Pardesipura police registered a case under Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and launched an investigation. Using CCTV footage and technical assistance, police arrested Vikas Patel on July 2. During interrogation, he confessed to the crime and implicated Kamal Nayan, who was also subsequently arrested.
Police recovered the stolen gold ring worth Rs 46,000 and two mobile phones valued at Rs 1 lakh used in the scam. Several bills for other jewellery items were also seized, indicating involvement in multiple frauds. Both accused remain in police custody and are being interrogated further.
