2 foreigners nabbed for running fake dollar racket in Bengaluru
Cameroon duo, whose visas had expired, were conning people by offering ‘1 crore US dollars’ in exchange for Rs 10 lakh
BENGALURU:
Central Crime Branch sleuths have arrested two Cameroon nationals who had illegally overstayed in India despite their visas having expired and were operating a counterfeit US dollar racket in Bengaluru.
According to a CCB press release, the duo was arrested from Shelton Hotel in the Subramanyanagar police station limits at around 11.30 am on June 22. During the investigation, it was found that their visas had expired on May 2, 2021.
As per the police, one of them does not have a passport, while the other came to India after obtaining a visa as a medical attendant and stayed on illegally after the visa had expired.
The police have recovered a kit box containing 9 bundles of $ 100 notes. Liquid chemicals, powder, and other materials were also seized from the hotel room.
Their modus operandi was to cheat people by promising to pay 1 crore US dollars in exchange for Rs 10 lakh in Indian currency. Many people had been cheated by the duo, the police said.
New ways of Cheating..Pay Rs 10 lakhs, get 80 Lakhs worth US$ dollars!! This is how 2 foreign nationals cheated people..Came to India on Medical Visa.. 2 arrested by CCB..case under cheating & Foreigners Act..further investigation on.. @CPBlr @BlrCityPolice pic.twitter.com/IQ9ZwY1A9H
— Sandeep Patil IPS (@ips_patil) June 24, 2021
A case has been registered at the Subramanyanagar police station. The operation was led by the CCB’s Assistant Police Commissioner of the Organized Crime Squad.
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