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Delhi Police Nab Man With 25 Cases, Multiple Identities After Tracing 120 Houses
- •Delhi Police arrested Bhalinder Pal Singh, who has 24 prior criminal cases, for allegedly duping a businessman.
- •Singh posed as a prominent leader's husband and used a WhatsApp account with an Ashoka emblem to convince the businessman to transfer money.
- •The accused, also known as GS Baki and Jasraj Sehgal, defrauded Inder Singh Nagpal of Rs 1,69,389 and an Air India ticket.
- •Investigators traced 120 houses and recovered two Aadhaar cards with the same number to identify Singh, who was living under a fake name.
- •Police seized the mobile phone used for the WhatsApp account and a Scorpio-N rented with fake documents, as further investigation continues.
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Delhi Police traced the suspect by analyzing an IP address linked to a fake SIM card and narrowing down their search across approximately 120 houses in Gurugram's Sector 43 before apprehending him.
The accused posed as the husband of a prominent leader, claimed urgent student fees needed payment, and used a WhatsApp account featuring the Ashoka emblem to convince the businessman to transfer funds and book a flight ticket.
Police discovered that Singh had 24 previous criminal cases for cheating, extortion, and impersonation, and had been declared a proclaimed offender in four cases. Officers also seized two Aadhaar cards with identical numbers, a mobile phone with the Ashoka emblem profile, and a rented Scorpio-N secured using fake identification.
