New Delhi, May 14 -- Delhi Police has arrested an alleged mastermind behind a pan-India fraud scheme that targeted small-scale incense stick manufacturers by duping them into paying for raw materials that were never delivered in outer north area of the city.
The accused, identified as Abhishek Oberai (37), created fake supplier profiles on social media platforms mainly Facebook and lured the victims with promises of supplying bamboo sticks and other raw materials essential for incense stick production, police said in a statement.
Oberai, who studied only up to Class 1 and comes from a financially weak background, initially worked as a delivery assistant for a medical supplier, they said.
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