The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has finally caught a vicious accused who was defrauding people by promising them property in Delhi. The accused has been identified as Rahul Paswan, who was absconding after dodging the police for a long time. According to the police, he was wanted in several cases and the court had already declared him a proclaimed offender.
Police officials said that a case of fraud was registered against Rahul Paswan in the year 2022 at Laxmi Nagar police station. He had absconded since the case was registered.
Even after a long search, when no trace of him was found, on 3 February 2023, the court declared him a declared criminal. Since then the police was continuously searching for him.
action based on secret information
The Central Range of the Crime Branch recently received secret information that the accused was about to come to Delhi. After this, the police immediately formed a team, which included many officers including SI Birpal Singh.
The team tracked the location of the accused with the help of technical surveillance and informers. Ultimately he was arrested from a parking lot in Kashmere Gate area when he was trying to leave the city.
Investigation revealed that Rahul Paswan used to contact people by calling himself a property dealer. He used to win the trust of people by showing them flats or plots and then took money from them in the name of advance. As soon as the money was received, it would disappear. In this way he made many people his victims.
Kept changing locations in Haryana
According to the police, the accused was hiding in Faridabad, Haryana for the last one year and was constantly changing his locations so that the police could not catch him. Three cases have been registered against him in Laxmi Nagar police station, while many complaints have also been received in Gurugram and Faridabad.
At present the police is interrogating the accused and other people associated with his network are also being searched. Officials say that even bigger revelations may emerge after investigation.