KOLLAM: A three-member gang has been arrested for swindling lakhs of rupees from private financial institutions by creating fake Aadhaar cards with local addresses and pledging counterfeit gold ornaments. The Chithara police arrested Remya (27), a native of Balaramapuram in Thiruvananthapuram; her friend Sajith (30), alias ‘Golden Sajith’, hailing from Chirayinkeezhu; and Shameer (32) from Kannanalloor. The police stated that the accused, who are facing numerous fraud cases across various districts, are key members of one of the largest fake gold scam networks operating in the state. Another accused in the case, Althaf, was arrested by the police earlier.
The new string of frauds was masterminded by Remya, who had released on bail in January for a similar offense. The gang successfully managed to cheat around Rs 30 lakh from nearly four private finance firms in the Chithara and Kadakkal regions. Their modus operandi involved creating a fake Aadhaar card using a local residential address near the targeted financial institution to avoid suspicion. Following this, they would visit the establishment to pledge the counterfeit gold using the forged identity document.
The elaborate scam finally came to light when Sajith visited a financial firm in Chithara recently to pledge the fake gold. While Sajith claimed that he was pawning the gold because of an ongoing house construction in Chithara, Remya, who accompanied him, stated that the house was being built in Kottarakkara instead. The firm owner grew highly suspicious of the glaring contradictions in their statements and alerted the authorities, leading to a prompt police arrival and the subsequent arrest of the gang members.
ലഘു വിവരണം
പ്രാദേശിക വിലാസങ്ങളിൽ വ്യാജ ആധാർ കാർഡുണ്ടാക്കി സ്വകാര്യ ധനകാര്യ സ്ഥാപനങ്ങളിൽ മുക്കുപണ്ടം പണയം വെച്ച് 30 ലക്ഷത്തോളം രൂപ തട്ടിയ മൂന്നംഗ സംഘത്തെ കൊല്ലം ചിതറ പോലീസ് അറസ്റ്റ് ചെയ്തു. രമ്യ, സജിത്ത്, ഷമീർ എന്നിവരാണ് പിടിയിലായത്. ചിതറയിലെ ഒരു സ്ഥാപനത്തിൽ സ്വർണം പണയം വെക്കുന്നതിനിടെ പ്രതികളുടെ പരസ്പരവിരുദ്ധമായ മൊഴികളിൽ സ്ഥാപന ഉടമയ്ക്ക് സംശയം തോന്നിയതാണ് വൻ തട്ടിപ്പ് സംഘത്തെ വലയിലാക്കാൻ സഹായിച്ചത്.
(With inputs from MN)
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