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Iranian National Held For Looting Foreigners While Posing As An Intelligence Agent

An Iranian national was arrested in Delhi for allegedly posing as an intelligence agent and looting foreigners visiting India.

Iranian National Held For Looting Foreigners While Posing As An Intelligence Agent
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An Iranian national, on Sunday, was arrested for allegedly impersonating an intelligence agent and looting foreigners visiting India on the pretext of checking their bags on suspicion of carrying drugs, police said. The accused has been identified as 46-year-old Hossein Rezafard Ahmad, who resides in Lajpat Nagar in southeast Delhi. He came to India on May 21 on바카라 웹사이트a medical visa, they said.


After coming to India, he befriended two others who are currently absconding. The trio targeted vulnerable foreign nationals coming to the national capital on medical visas.바카라 웹사이트The accused used to track the movement of those who visited hospitals and then followed them, police said. According to police, Ahmed was arrested following a complaint filed by a victim at Lajpat Nagar police station on June 16.

The victim alleged바카라 웹사이트that he along with his wife was returning home from a hospital in Greater Kailash when suddenly three people came in a car and stopped them.
Thereafter, they introduced themselves as officials from the intelligence agency and started searching the victim's bag. "After searching the bag, the accused fled away from the spot. When the complainant looked into his handbag, he found that currency, including Rs 50,000, USD 6500, and some Sudanese Pound, was missing.바카라 웹사이트


바카라 웹사이트"Accordingly, a case under section 379 (punishment for theft) of the Indian Penal Code was registered at바카라 웹사이트Lajpat Nagar police station and investigation of the case was taken up," a senior police officer said. The CCTV footage of the cameras installed near the place of the incident was analyzed and a suspected car was identified.바카라 웹사이트


바카라 웹사이트When the owner of the firm was contacted, he said he had sold the car around three months ago to one Nawab.바카라 웹사이트"... the team finally succeeded in arresting Nawab라이브 바카라 co-associate Ahmad and he was taken into police custody," Esha Pandey, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) said.


During the course of the investigation, Ahmed confessed to his crime, and USD 2,000, 4,000 Sudanese Pound, 28,000 Iranian Riyal, 200 Saudi Riyal, 5,000 INR, and a car used in the commission of the crime were seized from his possession, she said.바카라 웹사이트Police said efforts have been taken to trace the associates of the Iranian nation.바카라 웹사이트

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