Mohali, June 21 -- Punjab Police's State Cyber Crime police station has arrested a fraudster involved in multiple cases of OLX rental fraud. The accused, identified as Paramjit Singh, a resident of Kharar in Mohali, was arrested by inspector Daljeet Singh following an analysis of cyber fraud data reported on the Pratibimb portal of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), Union ministry of home affairs (MHA). Preliminary investigations have revealed the accused had cheated at least 23 victims from Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir, duping them of approximately Rs.5 lakh through fake rental advertisements on OLX. Additional director general of police (ADGP) Cyber Crime V Neeraja said the accused Paramjit used to post fraudulent property ads on OLX, luring victims with attractive deals. "To gain their trust, he (accused) would share forged property documents and images. Once the victims agree to rent the property, he convinced them to transfer money as an advance rent, security deposits, or registration fees via UPI or bank transfers," she said.htc...