Father-son duo dupe couple of ₹2 lakh at AIIMS
They approached victims at a bank on hospital premises; son caught with ₹82,000
25/08/2019, STAFF REPORTER,NEW DELHI
An AIIMS staffer and his wife were allegedly duped by a man and his son at a bank on the hospital premises on Friday morning, the police said on Saturday. The couple managed to catch the son and handed him over to the police.
A senior police officer said that victim Vijay Kumar (44), an attendant at AIIMS and a resident of Ansari Nagar staff quarters, had come to the bank with his wife Kusum on Friday morning where they withdrew nearly ₹2lakh.
“The two accused, who were already present in the bank, approached the couple. They told the victims that a certain series of ₹2000 and ₹500 notes are counterfeit and showed them a note of the said series. The couple initially believed them and handed over the money to the accused to let them search for counterfeit currency,” the officer said.
However, after Mr. Kumar asked them to return the money to him, the accused started to run instead.
The couple raised an alarm and shouted for help and started chasing the accused. The son was caught outside the hospital with the help of the people present there and an amount of ₹82,000 was recovered from him. The police said that the arrested accused has been identified as Sadik Zafar. His father Zafar Shah is absconding. “The father has fled with over ₹1 lakh and teams are looking for him,” the officer added.
They approached victims at a bank on hospital premises; son caught with ₹82,000
25/08/2019, STAFF REPORTER,NEW DELHI
An AIIMS staffer and his wife were allegedly duped by a man and his son at a bank on the hospital premises on Friday morning, the police said on Saturday. The couple managed to catch the son and handed him over to the police.
A senior police officer said that victim Vijay Kumar (44), an attendant at AIIMS and a resident of Ansari Nagar staff quarters, had come to the bank with his wife Kusum on Friday morning where they withdrew nearly ₹2lakh.
“The two accused, who were already present in the bank, approached the couple. They told the victims that a certain series of ₹2000 and ₹500 notes are counterfeit and showed them a note of the said series. The couple initially believed them and handed over the money to the accused to let them search for counterfeit currency,” the officer said.
However, after Mr. Kumar asked them to return the money to him, the accused started to run instead.
The couple raised an alarm and shouted for help and started chasing the accused. The son was caught outside the hospital with the help of the people present there and an amount of ₹82,000 was recovered from him. The police said that the arrested accused has been identified as Sadik Zafar. His father Zafar Shah is absconding. “The father has fled with over ₹1 lakh and teams are looking for him,” the officer added.
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