Delhi: Andhra Man Conned Over 100 People At The Airport Saying He Missed His Flight & Needs Money

A man from Andhra Pradesh has been arrested after he duped people at Delhi's IGI Airport saying he is a student of a reputed university and then taking money from them for his travel conveyance because he apparently missed his flight.

This man named Modela Venkata Dinesh Kumar, a native of the Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh conned over 100 passengers so far in the last four to five years.

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This entire incident came to light after the complainant who is a resident of PG MenĄ¯s Hostel Maulana Azad Medical College, travelled from Baroda to Delhi IGI Airport T-3 on December 19, 2021. The accused then approached him near the belt and stated that he is a student of a reputed university.

According to the complainant, the accused displayed his ID card of the said university and requested that he had come from Chandigarh and had missed his connecting flight to Vishakhapatnam. To make his case, the accused even showed the complainant a missed flight ticket to Vishakhapatnam costing Rs 15,000 and said he only had Rs 6,500 left with him.

The accused then convinced the victim to pay the difference and promised to return the money once he reach his destination. The victim then paid ?9,250 by Google pay in his account, the complainant alleged.

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Even though the complainant demanded the accused to pay him back several times, there was no answer. This is when the complainant approached the police and a case was registered in the matter, police said.

According to Hindustan Times, Deputy Commissioner of Police (IGI Airport) Sanjay Tyagi said the team through its sources and electronic surveillance analyzed and monitored the CCTV cameras installed at the terminals and located one suspected person who used to visit frequently at IGI Airport.

"On December 30, on the basis of CCTV footage, alleged suspected person was apprehended from IGI Airport T-2 when he was trying to cheat other passenger," Tyagi said.

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After interrogation, it came to light that the accused used to visit different airports for cheating passengers. He used to introduce himself as a student of a reputed university and cheated passengers on the pretext of missing his flight. Once he was able to convince the passenger, he used to get the ticket money transferred into his bank account and would cheat the passengers, the senior officer said.

There are already 5 more FIR's against the said accused and several complaints are prevalent on Twitter as well.

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