Srinagar, July 20: Police in Handwara have solved a facebook cheating case by arresting three accused persons involved in the commission of crime.
In a media statement, a police spokesman said that police station Vilgam received an application regarding cheating on Facebook through Honey trap and grabbing money. In this regard, a case FIR No. 43/2024 under relevant sections of law was registered in Police Station Vilgam and investigation was set into motion.
He said during the course of investigation, three persons were arrested in the commission of this crime, who had created a fake facebook account.
The trio were cheating people by impersonating as girl identified as Firdous Ahmad Tantray, son of Mohammad Shafi Tantray, Danish Ahmad Bhat, son of Ghulam Mohammad Bhat, and Aaliyan Ahmad Bhat, son of Ashiq Hussain Bhat, all residents of Dohama Vilgam.
Subsequently, the accused persons have been taken to custody and their mobile phones have been seized. Further investigation in the case is going on, he said.
People are requested not to fall in the trap of cheaters, fraudsters on social media and not to share personal details with unknown persons. General public hails the swift action of Police Handwara in nabbing the culprits, the spokesman added.
