Gurgaon: Three people, who posed as beauticians, dietitians and doctors to gain the trust of customers to sell fake medicines, were arrested.The three women — Mandeep, Neha and Varsha — were nabbed following a raid on a call centre in Udyog Vihar-5, which allegedly defrauded people by selling fake weight-loss medicines. “The accused cheated people in Gujarat of crores of rupees and carried out similar frauds in several other states,” a senior police officer said.On June 26 , the Cyber Crime police station (west) personnel conducted the raid and seized 102 mobile phones, 150 SIM cards, 12 laptops and other electronic evidence. Mandeep, a resident of Aya Nagar, Delhi, currently stays in Gurgaon’s Chakkarpur; Neha is a resident of Delhi’s Rangpuri; and Varsha, a resident of Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh, currently stays in Sushant Lok.Police said the accused operated social media pages under the name Curest Science and Wellness Pvt Ltd, where they advertised herbal medicines claiming to help in weight loss. “After people showed interest through the advertisements, call centre executives contacted them and convinced them to buy the products,” an officer said.The accused allegedly assured customers that the medicines would help reduce weight and promised a 100% refund if the products did not work. However, when customers sought refunds, their calls and messages were blocked, police said.Police said the mobile numbers used in the fraud were allotted to company employees, while the operation was allegedly controlled by its manager, chief administrative officer, director-owner and other associates.A case has been registered under relevant sections at Cyber Crime police station (west). The police team was led by SHO Sandeep Kumar (inspector) under the supervision of ACP Gaurav Fogat.
