PANJIM, Feb. 23 -- Team Herald

The Cyber Crime Police have arrested a suspect and exposed a pan-India fake hotel website racket that defrauded customers under the guise of well-known hotels in Goa, Puri (Odisha), Shillong, and Meghalaya.

The investigation commenced after the Cyber Crime Police Station registered a case based on a complaint from the General Manager of a beach resort in Salcete.

Upon tracing the fraudulent websites, police identified the suspect as Lalit Khare (25), a resident of Morena, Madhya Pradesh. Investigations revealed that Khare had not only created the fake website but had also made payments to the hosting service for its establishment.

A Crime Branch team apprehended the suspect from Madhya Pradesh. During in...