rajasthan: Rajasthan tops country in forgery, fraud & cheating cases, Uttar Pradesh at second spot | Jaipur News
A total of 18,528 cases were filed at different police stations last year, Uttar Pradesh was second on the list with 16,708 cases, while Telangana stood third with 12,985 cases.
Long known for organised gangs involved in duping people by promising jobs, plots and gold, Rajasthan recorded the highest cases under forgery, cheating, and fraud.
The 2020 NCRB report indicates how gullible people are conned by cheaters every day. While Rajasthan police claim that the spike in such cases is because of effective registration of FIRs, much more needs to be done to educate people, especially from rural backgrounds, about the modus operandi of criminal gangs. Strong conviction rate and effective action against the cheating gangs can also set an example.
Police said several unsuspecting people fall prey to cheating gangs who every day find some new way of duping money. As per the state police, some of the common cheating cases involved people giving their savings to lenders who promise to double it within months.
“Every day, we arrest scores of cheating gangs but the menace has shown no signs of ebbing particularly because these accused are so skilled in convincing people that victim often ended up paying their life savings,” an official said, adding that most of the victims come from the rural background who do not have any financial knowledge.
Rajasthan police said one of the new trends picking up in the state involves people buying birds and animals with “magical powers,” that can reap a windfall.
“Police teams have busted gangs involved in selling owls and tortoises to people in villages in Kaladera and Govindgarh in Jaipur rural. The gang promised that these animals and birds could be sold for as high as Rs 90 lakh in the market. Despite many arrests, people continue to fall to such tricks,” the official said.
The state has also reported several cases where fake or counterfeit documents are being used to dupe people by promising guaranteed selection in government jobs, or a stake in a nascent venture.
