Mrinank Singh has been accused of duping his victims of a number of lakhs of rupees. Picture Courtesy: Instagram/mrinank_singh
A cricketer-turned-conman has been arrested for allegedly duping a number of five-star inns and resorts of lakhs of rupees. His victims additionally concerned bars, younger ladies in addition to Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant, in accordance with the Delhi Police.
The 25-year-old accused, Mrinank Singh, was obsessive about dwelling an expensive way of life, which included staying at luxurious inns and partying with fashions, the police say. Not solely did he pose as a profitable cricketer to allegedly cheat a few of his targets, but additionally pretended to be a senior police officer from Karnataka in some locations.
Let’s take a more in-depth take a look at how Mrinank Singh allegedly swindled individuals and a number of five-star inns and the way he was lastly caught.
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Cheated Rishabh Pant of crores
In accordance with the police, Mrinank Singh cheated India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant of Rs 1.6 crore in 2021.
Singh, who performed for the Haryana Beneath-19 group, knew Pant from a zonal cricket academy, reported ThePrint. He allegedly advised the worldwide cricketer that he might procure costly watches for him at “reasonable rates”.
Trusting him, Pant additionally gave him some jewelry and different luxurious objects that the accused claimed would promote for top costs, as per ThePrint report.
In return, Singh gave a cheque (price Rs 1.6 crore) to Pant, which bounced as a consequence of inadequate stability within the former’s account, the report added.
No FIR was reportedly lodged by Pant.
Duping luxurious inns
Singh stayed on the Taj Palace Resort in Delhi final 12 months for practically every week. In accordance with Further Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Ravikant Kumar, the conman advised the employees he had performed within the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Mumbai Indians.
“He stayed there for almost a week (in July 2022) and his bill was around Rs 5.6 lakh. He left the hotel saying his sponsor, Adidas, would foot the bill. However, the bank account numbers and card details provided by him turned out to be fake,” Kumar was quoted as saying by Indian Categorical.
A criticism was filed by the director of safety of the Taj Palace Resort on the Chanakyapuri police station on 22 August final 12 months.
The police and the lodge supervisor contacted Singh and his supervisor who assured them that they’d ship their driver with the money however by no means fulfilled the promise, reported Indian Categorical.
On the premise of the lodge’s criticism, a dishonest case was filed and a discover beneath part 41A of the Code of Felony Process (CrPC) was dispatched to Mrinank Singh’s deal with however he was not discovered there.
Singh’s father advised the police that the household had disowned the previous cricketer.
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Posing as senior Karnataka cop
Singh additionally pretended to be Karnataka Further Director Normal of Police (ADGP) Alok Kumar or perhaps a model ambassador for worldwide manufacturers at occasions to drag his con.
When he was lastly detained on the Indira Gandhi Worldwide Airport by immigration officers whereas attempting to fly to Hong Kong on Monday (25 December), he tried to “influence” immigration officers by claiming to be the son of Karnataka ADGP Alok Kumar and by “pretending to call senior police officers”, The Hindu reported citing Delhi Police’s Ravikant Kumar.
The police stated the evaluation of his telephone and prima facie probe confirmed he had a number of victims.
“His victims include hotels, bars, restaurants, young girls, cab drivers, small eating outlets among others. Initial analysis of his mobile phone has also revealed his acquaintance with young female models, and it contains multiple videos and photographs, some of them highly objectionable,” a police supply advised ThePrint.
The Delhi Police arrested Singh after he was detained on the airport. Throughout interrogation, he allegedly tried to mislead the cops by claiming his father, Ashok Kumar Singh, had performed for the Indian cricket group within the Nineteen Eighties and Nineteen Nineties and is now working with Air India as a supervisor.
Further DCP Kant stated that Singh stored “changing his locations” and used solely “social media apps for calls.” “He even made his acquaintances believe that he is not in India and is now settled in Dubai,” the senior police officer added.
This was not Singh’s first encounter with the police. He was arrested for allegedly dishonest a Jalandhar-based businessman of Rs 5.75 lakh in August this 12 months, however secured bail later, reported ThePrint.
The accused, a resident of Faridabad, is a Commerce graduate from Delhi College’s Hindu School. He accomplished an MBA in Human Sources from OPJS College in Rajasthan, in accordance with the police.
Singh claimed that he performed within the 2021 Ranji Trophy and the IPL from 2014 to 2018 with Mumbai Indians. The police say they’re verifying all his claims.
With inputs from companies