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Police seized assets and cash of more than Rs 18 lakh and pointed to the gang’s hawala links with Dubai. The action followed a complaint by a 50-year-old teacher, who was allegedly duped of Rs 20 lakh by the gang.
Interrogation indicated the accused were allegedly operating an international money-transfer or hawala network from Nagpur, with a Dubai link through Mumbai, police said. The accused allegedly lured her with claims of gold business and business interests in the UK. An FIR was registered at Ganeshpeth police station for cheating and impersonation. Crime Branch officers, under DCP Deepak Aggarwal, used technical analysis to track down the network. A trap was laid after the gang began preparing to target the woman again, leading to the arrest of the seven accused. The team was led by senior PI Atul Mohankar. The accused were medically examined and handed over to Ganeshpeth police for further investigation.
Nagpur: An inter-state gang conning women by posing as foreign grooms was busted with seven fraudsters arrested, including one from Mumbai, on Tuesday.