Hyderabad: Two men cheat people by collecting donations using Facebook, held

Two men who collected lakhs of rupees on the pretext of providing urgent treatment to ailing persons from underprivileged families, and misappropriated the funds later, were arrested by Hyderabad police Wednesday. The accused, Salman Khan(29) and Syed Ayub(31), have been operating a Facebook page named ‘Hyderabad Youth Courage’, and shared videos appealing to the public to extend financial assistance to the needy, said police.

According to the police, the accused shared a video of one Yasmeen Sultana who was suffering from a chronic ailment, and requested people to contribute for her medical treatment. They shared the bank account number of one of Sultana’s relatives, Asra Begum. Following their request on social media, they could collect lakhs of rupees within three days, said police.