Fake digital payment staffer held for duping shopkeepers in Delhi

A 20-year-old man posing as an employee of a digital payment platform was arrested for allegedly duping shopkeepers in East Delhi under the pretext of checking defective sound boxes, officials said on Friday.

The accused, Sunny Kumar, a resident of Muradnagar in Uttar Pradesh, was arrested on Thursday following a technical and financial probe.

According to the police, the case came to light after a complaint was lodged by Rishipal Singh, a resident of New Ashok Nagar, on April 8.

Singh alleged that a man visited his shop posing as a representative of a digital payment service provider and offered to check a defective payment sound box.

“During the visit, the accused allegedly gained the complainant’s trust and took possession of his mobile phone. He then removed the SIM card and used it to carry out unauthorised transactions, withdrawing Rs 13,500 from the victim’s bank accounts,” a senior police officer said.

Based on the complaint, an FIR was registered on April 15, and an investigation was initiated. A police team analysed bank transactions and found that the defrauded amount had been transferred to a bank account.

“Examination of KYC details and technical surveillance helped identify the accused, who was subsequently traced and arrested from Muradnagar,” the police said.

During interrogation, it was revealed that Kumar had previously worked with a digital payment company, which helped him understand digital payment systems and customer handling.

He allegedly misused this knowledge to impersonate service personnel and target small shopkeepers using sound box devices. Further investigation into the matter is underway.