LUCKNOW, Jan. 31 -- letters@htlive.com

Sarojininagar police arrested one person for duping people at railway stations and public places by offering them fake cash bundles and then getting the money transferred in the bank account through UPI.

The accused has been identified as Sarfaraz Ahmed, 27, a Lucknow resident who was staying in Delhi. His accomplice fled from the spot.

The arrested accused would roam around with fake identity as Aslam Siddiqui. He told police that he has studied till class 7 and used to work as a labourer in a gas cylinder supply agency in Delhi.

DCP South Nipun Agarwal said that the accused and his accomplice used to convince people by showing bundles of fake Rs.500 notes kept in a handkerchief. The bundle had ...