Fake government contract scam alert! Couple cheats people for Rs 20 crores, arrested

Government Contract Scam: Two people have been arrested in Delhi.

A man and his wife were arrested from Jaipur for allegedly duping several people of crores of rupees by promising railway and government contracts, police said on Tuesday.

The accused, Abhishek Aggarwal (38) and his wife Meenakshi (34), natives of Supaul district in Bihar, were wanted in at least four criminal cases and have been absconding for the last three years.

In the last five years, the duo cheated big businessmen and property dealers of approximately Rs 20 crore, police said.

The victims were swayed by their lavish lifestyle and paid advances to the duo with the hope of getting government contracts, they said.

After getting advances, the couple fled and switched off their mobile phones.

Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) Vikram Singh said police teams analysed several mobile numbers used by the couple.

"The couple lived a very lavish lifestyle and claimed that they could fetch any government contract through their contacts. When people approached them, they demanded crores of rupees. After getting the money they used to flee," he said.

During investigation, the police traced the husband-wife duo to Jaipur.

They were apprehended and later arrested, the police officer said.