Three held on cheating charges; 96 laptops worth about Rs 45 lakhs seized

Bengaluru, Dec 7: Police have nabbed three people on cheating charges and seized 96 laptops worth about Rs 45 lakhs from them.

Police said that the arrested were identified as Type Pasha, Moinuddin Quarashi and Pratik Nagarkar of Nagpur. Another person by name Ashwath is absconding.

Police said that the modus operandi of the arrested was to open shops in different names and at various places. They used to hire Laptops and sell them without the knowledge of the owners and were not returning the loan amount nor Laptops.

Byappanahalli Police have registered a case and are investigating.