Two held in Chennai for duping people by tricking them into using wrong QR codes

Two men, including a former employee of a popular digital wallet company, were arrested Sunday in Chennai for allegedly swindling money by sticking QR codes in front of small shops alongside Old Mahabalipuram Road.

The former employee, Vallarasu (21), and his friend Robert (32) were arrested during a routine vehicle check and were produced before the magistrate by the city police. Their mobile phones have been confiscated and police are investigating how much money the duo has cheated.

Vallarasu, who hailed from Kallukattai area near Perungudi, was associated with a digital wallet company and was in charge of convincing shopkeepers alongside the busy IT corridor to use QR code stickers for transactions.