B. Tech dropout is arrested for selling fake Diljit concert tickets

Delhi Police arrested a B.Tech dropout for allegedly duping several people of lakhs of rupees by selling fake tickets for Diljit Doshanj’s upcoming concert.

According to police, the suspect was identified on Tuesday as a 29-year-old Kaushik Raj, who belongs to Bihar’s Muzaffarpur and came to Delhi in 2013. While doing freelance work in event management, he sold the fake tickets to make money. quick money.

He bought an iPhone worth Rs 1.35 lakh and an Apple Watch worth Rs 50,000 from the defrauded money. He also traveled to Bengaluru, Goa and Mumbai and spent the amount in clubs and hotels.

According to police officials, they received a complaint from a resident of Neb Sarai that Raj had sold him 69 fake tickets for Diljit Doshanj’s concert to be held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on October 26.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Ankit Chauhan said, “Soon after receiving the complaint, an FIR was filed and further investigation was initiated. The complainant told the police that he was looking for tickets when his friend from Chandigarh gave the contact number of the Kaushik Raj.”

The complainant then contacted Raj for the tickets, after which he first sold him five tickets for the event and sent them by email. The complainant then decided to buy more tickets for his friends and family. “Till September 11, the complainant had purchased 69 tickets for the concert under different categories, amounting to Rs 4.76 lakh,” DCP said.

He called the helpline number to verify the tickets and discovered that they were fake. He then approached the police. Following the complaint, a case has been registered. During the investigation, police found that Raj had cheated a man in Delhi and two others in Chandigarh and West Bengal.

He sold them fake tickets for Diljit Dosanjh’s concert. After receiving the money, Raj switched off his mobile phone and fled Delhi. “He then traveled to Bengaluru, Goa and Mumbai, where he stayed in different hotels. Raj spent the defrauded money in clubs and bought an iPhone and Apple Watch during his stay in these cities,” Chauhan said.

“The police team analyzed the bank transactions of the suspect in which the entire fraudulent amount was transferred. During analysis of the bank account statement, it was found that an amount of Rs 4.61 lakh was transferred to the bank account in 16 transactions and the same was used by the account holder,” Chauhan said.