Bhubaneswar: A man and his son were arrested by the Airfield police in Bhubaneswar for their alleged involvement in an online cricket match ticket fraud case.
The accused were identified as Amit Kumar Ojha and his father Ashok Kumar Ojha (58) of Mahaveer Nagar under the jurisdiction of Lingaraj police station. Police said Amit posed as a sub-inspector and used threats of police action to intimidate victims and gain their trust.
The matter came to light after a woman from Old Town area of the city lodged a complaint alleging that she had been cheated while trying to purchase tickets for a Barabati cricket match.
In her complaint, the woman said that in December last year, she came in contact with an unknown person through Instagram who claimed to sell match tickets. Trusting the offer, she transferred Rs 54,201 through online payment. However, after receiving the money, the accused neither delivered the tickets nor responded to her messages. Based on her complaint, police conducted a probe and found the involvement of the father-son duo in the fraud.
Investigation revealed that Amit used social media platforms to lure people with fake offers, while the fraud money was deposited into his father’s bank account.
The police seized a laptop, six mobile phones, two motorcycles and two bank passbooks from the accused persons.
