Mrinank Singh former cricketer arrested for duping many 5-star hotel.

Mrinank Singh former cricketer arrested for duping many 5-star hotel.

Mrinank Singh former cricketer was arrested by the Delhi Police for cheating multiple five-star hotels and resorts of lakhs of rupees as well as cricketer Rishabh Pant of ₹1.63 crore.

Delhi police arrested him while he was trying to flee the country.

As per Ravikant Kumar
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Mrinank Singh was planning to fly to Hong Kong on but immigration officials detained the 25-year-old as a lookout circular had been issued against the accused and handed him to the police.

In the midst of his detention, his Singh attempted to influence officials by claiming to be the son of an Additional Director General of Police of Karnataka and pretending to call senior police officers.

He is a resident of Faridabad, having graduated from Delhi University’s Hindu College and completed an MBA from Rajasthan’s OPJS University.
As a cricketer he had represented the Haryana Under-19 cricket team.

Giving details of the investigation against Singh, the ADCP said a complaint was filed at the Chanakyapuri police station by the director of security of Taj Palace Hotel.

As per the complaint, the accused posed as a cricketer for the Indian Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians and stayed at the hotel from July 22 to 29, accruing a bill of ₹5,53,362. When asked to pay the dues, he said sporting goods maker Adidas would do so and gave the details of his manager ‘Gagan Singh’.

The complainant found out that the manager was a fake persona created by the accused and the hotel learnt from Adidas that it had no idea who Singh was.

ADCP added that teams were formed to trace Singh, who changed his locations multiple times, switched off his mobile phone, and did not update his social media profiles.

The police further added that the accused led his acquaintances to believe that he had settled in Dubai, adding that they secured a non-bailable warrant against him and issued the lookout circular, which eventually helped lead to his arrest.

He was produced in the court and taken into police custody for two days. There is a possibility that more victims may come forward. The investigation is on and his mobile phone is being analysed.

According to a senior officer, Singh had cheated Cricketer Rishabh Pant of ₹1.63 crore during 2020-21.

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