The Delhi Police arrested three people on Sunday for duping Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s daughter Harshita Kejriwal, the officials said in a statement.
“Three accused named Sajid, Kapil, and Manvendra have been arrested for duping Arvind Kejriwal’s daughter. One main accused is absconding who used to make fake accounts on e-commerce sites,” ANI quoted a source as saying.
Kapil reportedly had an account with HDFC Bank which was opened by Manvendra, while the other account, where the money was transferred, belonged to Sajid. As of now, the fourth accused who is being considered as the mastermind of the whole scam remains absconded.
The Delhi CM’s daughter was duped of Rs 34,000 on February 7 while trying to sell a second-hand sofa online. She was trying to sell the sofa on the popular sale-purchase online platform OLX.
According to the Delhi Police, the investigation was carried out after a case of cheating was registered at the Civil Lines Police Station.
“The person, who posted himself as a customer, asked her to scan a bar code after sending a small amount on her account. And when she scanned the bar code, the money debited from her account in two installments — first Rs 20,000 and then Rs 14,000,” the Police said.