Mumbai: Police arrested one person in connection with a fraud where a merchant navy officer was duped while trying to book a resort accommodation online.The incident had occurred on Jan 2. Around 6 am, the complainant was browsing online to book a hotel room at a resort in Karjat. He found a link and clicked on the website which he later found out was bogus. On the website, he found a contact number and dialled it. The person who received the call asked the complainant to connect over WhatsApp. The complainant received photos of hotel rooms from the accused. He was asked to pay Rs 12,000 as advance. A QR code was sent, but the payment went to a confectionary store’s account. On asking the accused, the complainant received evasive responses.
