A man selling concert tickets of Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh via a fake Zomato website in a 2024 case was arrested by the Gurugram Police. The man, by profession, was a web designer.
Zomato was the official ticketing partner for the concert, which cited that the fraud resulted in losses for both the company and fans.
Two accused have been arrested — Nitin and Vishnu — earlier and have since been searching for the designer who was on the run.
Zomato’s complaint —
According to police, Zomato filed a complaint on September 17, 2024, with the Cyber Police Station South, alleging that fraudsters created a fake website and Instagram page resembling Zomato's and were illegally selling tickets to Diljit's concert.
Police arrested the third accused on Tuesday, identified as Priyanshu Kushwah (22), a resident of Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. He completed his BCA from Ghaziabad in 2024 and was currently working as a freelance website designer in Dehradun, Police said.
"During interrogation, the accused confessed that he created the fake website at the behest of his friend Nitin, for which he received only Rs 5,000. We are questioning the accused," said the Gurugram police spokesperson.
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