15 arrested for cheating 19 victims of ₹22 lakh in holiday membership fraud
The company’s directors were identified as Rajesh Kumar, Mohd. Reehan Akhtar, Abdul Rashid and Ram Singh Dhami.Investigators said the company deployed marketing executives to distribute free gift coupons at prominent malls and commercial establishments while collecting visitors’ mobile phone numbers. Believing the assurances, he paid ₹3.40 lakh through his HDFC Bank credit card on July 16.
- ▪The company’s directors were identified as Rajesh Kumar, Mohd.
- ▪Reehan Akhtar, Abdul Rashid and Ram Singh Dhami.Investigators said the company deployed marketing executives to distribute free gift coupons at prominent malls and commercial establishments while collecting visitors’ mobile phone numbers.
- ▪Believing the assurances, he paid ₹3.40 lakh through his HDFC Bank credit card on July 16.
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Fifteen organisers and holiday consultants associated with a holiday membership fraud operated under the name The Pacific Holiday World have been arrested by the Gachibowli police for luring customers to purchase holiday packages through false promises and deceptive marketing practices.According to the police, the company, registered as 4R Seasons Holidays Private Limited with its registered office at Kalkaji in New Delhi, was operating promotional campaigns in Hyderabad by targeting visitors at shopping malls and commercial establishments. The company’s directors were identified as Rajesh Kumar, Mohd.
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