A person was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.5 lakh using a fake Facebook profile created in the name of Delhi’s Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) chief Madhur Verma.
The scamsters reportedly took the money on the pretext of selling household furniture and electronic items belonging to Verma’s friend who works with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). A senior police officer said, “We have received a complaint from the ACB chief and started an investigation.”
On learning about the issue, Verma reported it to the Delhi Police’s Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) cyber unit and also issued an alert on social media, stating: “Scam Alert…This Fake Profile is asking for money. Please report to your cyber crime police station.”
According to Verma, this is the third time that scamsters created a fake profile in his name. “Earlier, a similar profile was created twice and I got them deleted after informing the IFSO,” he told The Indian Express, adding, “I have filed an FIR with the IFSO and the accused will hopefully be arrested.”
Verma, who is a 2005-batch IPS officer, has been serving as the Joint Commissioner of Police at the ACB since August 2022. Earlier, he was posted as additional commissioner of police at the Armed Police Unit of the Delhi Police.
He has also served with the Delhi Police as deputy commissioner (crime) and as public relations officer. Verma has been handling several corruption cases registered with the ACB, including the recent bust of a fake pharmacy registration racket which led to the arrest of 47 individuals, including a former registrar and a clerk of the Delhi Pharmacy Council.
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