Delhi man conned while booking luxury resort through fake website, LaLit Hotels ‘executive’ held

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During the investigation, the police found that the money was transferred to an ICICI bank merchant account based in Nuh. (Representational/File Photo)A man from Delhi was allegedly conned while trying to book a luxury spa resort for his Goa trip through a fake website of The LaLit Hotels and lost Rs 33,000. The accused, Shahrukh Khan, who posed as the hotel chain’s executive, was arrested in Haryana’s Nuh on Wednesday, the Delhi Police said.“The complainant alleged that he was searching online to book a room at Hotel LaLit Golf & Spa Resort, Goa. He visited a website thelalitxxlgrxxort.in. He contacted the number provided on the website, where the caller claimed to represent the LaLit Group,” Amit Goel, Deputy Commissioner of Police, South West, said.According to the police, the complainant was initially asked to deposit 50 per cent of the booking amount as part of the company policy. However, the accused then convinced him to pay the full amount due to a technical glitch.“Later he was manipulated into transferring the entire amount in a single payment under the pretext that split transactions were not being accepted by the system. The victim transferred the entire amount of ₹33,000 through UPI-based QR code transactions,” DCP Goel said.After the victim filed a complaint on the National Cyber Reporting Platform (NCRP) portal, the police registered a case at the Cyber police station, South West Delhi.During the investigation, the police found that the money was transferred to an ICICI bank merchant account based in Nuh.“Technical analysis revealed that the fraudulent website was registered using fake credentials. However, the team kept tracking the website domain and account and located the accused in Nuh,” DCP Goel said.Story continues below this adThe police eventually nabbed Shahrukh after multiple raids at his hideouts. They are investigating the number of people who were duped via the website, said an officer.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:cybercrimeDelhi Police