Police nabs two in social media donation fraud In Srinagar

Srinagar, May 31 -- Police have arrested two persons involved in social media donation Fraud in Srinagar district.

As per the handout issued here, police said that in a swift and decisive action, an online fraud racket involving a fake medical donation appeal on social media platform was busted On Friday, a written complaint was received here at Police Station Nowhatta from one Muneer Ahmad Misger, resident of Mughal Masjid, Nowhatta, stating that an unidentified scribe had uploaded a photograph of his sister on social media platform with a fabricated story to appeal for public donations for a surgery that never occurred. The act, carried out with malicious intent, amounted to cheating and exploitation, said the complainant. Accordingly,...