HT Bureau
DIPHU, March 31: Minors in Diphu scammed several traders through fraudulent UPI money transfers. The two involved minors were caught and handed over to their parents.
The incident occurred on Sunday (March 30) where several traders and individuals in Lorulangso area, Diphu, were scammed by minors with fraudulent UPI transactions. The modus operandi is that the minor scammers would request to have cash in exchange for UPI payment.
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One of the victims is Birensing Rongpi, who has a business of packaged bottled water at Lorulangso. Rongpi narrated that on Sunday, two minors approached him at his water selling point, Lorulangso. The two children asked Rongpi for cash of Rs. 500 in exchange for online payment via UPI transfer.
Rongpi said he was duped by their innocent looks and agreed to it. He allowed them to scan his scanner for online payment. The children told Rongpi that the online payment had been successful. Believing the children, Rongpi handed them the cash as agreed. After the children left, Rongpi went through his online money transfer app to check his balance, but the amount which the two children claimed had been transferred was not shown.
Sensing that the children had deceived him, Rongpi discussed the matter with fellow traders around him. A few more of them have also been similarly deceived by the scamming children. Rongpi and others looked for the children and were able to apprehend them.
The parents of the children were called, and the matter was discussed. As the individuals involved were minors, the matter was resolved amicably, and the police were not informed.
