Conman arrested in Chandrayangutta for digital wallet fraud

The Chandrayangutta police on Saturday arrested a conman who was allegedly cheating people on pretext of making online payments through digital wallet accounts after accepting cash from them.

The arrested man, Abdallah Obaid Katheri (25), a resident of Amannagar, visited the AXIS Bank ATM in Chandrayangutta and approached a man who came to deposit



cash.

“On pretext of transferring cash through a digital wallet app, he collected Rs 10,000 from the victim. Abdullah later showed a fake e-transaction receipt to the victim and left the place,” said A Sudhakar, ACP Chandrayangutta. The victim later realized he was duped and approached the police, who registered a case and arrested the suspect.