In recent times, cases of robbery and forgery?are coming out in high numbers. Today the youth is struggling to get a decent job to save their livelihood and build a career and given the current scenario, it is becoming increasingly more difficult. People have lost all hopes and finding different ways to get back on life while some are choosing to loot people with their nefarious ways.
In a recent incident , a?33-year-old man has been?arrested for?duping?people inside?ATM?centres under the pretext of helping them withdraw cash, police said on Thursday.
More than 100 debit cards have been recovered from his possession, an official said.?According to the official, the accused was identified as Tufail Ahmed Siddique.
After getting complaints of?ATM?duping, the Ghatkopar police set up a team and with the help of CCTV footage and relevant information, nabbed Siddique recently from suburban Sakinaka.
He used to trick?ATM?users?by replacing their debit cards with duplicate ones. The accused used to target people who faced problems while using their?ATM?cards, the official said.
Another similar incident happened in Mumbai,?Mumbai police has arrested?two persons from Delhi for allegedly running a call centre and?duping hundreds of job seekers, an official said.
Arif Abdul Rashid (24) and Sujahud Suhelhud (25), both residents of the national capital, were arrested on Wednesday by Matunga police from the city, he said.
In February, the?Matunga police had registered an offence of cheating after a woman complained that online fraudsters duped her of Rs 40,000 on the pretext of offering her a job.??
In India, the employment rate has been settling low and the job seekers are getting duped day and night as the situation is getting worse. The current per cent of unemployment is 7.3 % according to CMIE.?This implies that 40 % of the population that is over 14 years of age is employed?whereas the global average?employment rate?stood at 57.4% in 2019 as per the World Bank's database.