Man arrested for duping 200 people on pretext of online alcohol delivery

Delhi Police has arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly posting online advertisements in names of popular liquor stores in Gurugram adjoining the national Capital and duping more than 200 people on the pretext of delivering alcohol at their homes.

The accused, identified as Azharuddin Khan, is a resident of Bharatpur in Rajasthan and was operating from his hometown. He used Google Ads to promote his fraudulent business.

According to Devesh Kumar Mahla, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), outer north district, a case of cheating was registered based on a complaint received from a Delhi resident who alleged that while watching a YouTube channel, a phone number appeared on his screen for home delivery of liquor.