In a significant development, Mangaluru city police reported the arrest of two individuals for allegedly defrauding e-commerce giant Amazon. Authorities suspect the pair may have swindled the company out of several crores of rupees.
The arrested suspects, Rajkumar Meena, 23, and Subhash Gurjar, 27, hail from Rajasthan and are believed to have executed their fraudulent scheme across ten states, including Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Delhi, Assam, and Uttar Pradesh.
Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Anupam Agarwal stated that the investigation was initiated after a case was filed at the Urwa police station. The accused reportedly used a fake address near the KSRTC bus stand to order high-value items, such as Sony cameras, under the name Amit.
At the time of delivery, Meena allegedly collected the packages while providing a false OTP, forcing the delivery personnel to return the items. Meanwhile, Gurjar would distract the delivery staff and swap tracking labels from the valuable cameras with those of lower-value items, ensuring they were unaware of the switch.
After canceling a high-value camera order, which raised suspicions at Amazon’s distribution center, their operation was uncovered. The police confiscated assets worth Rs 11.45 lakh from the suspects. Meena was apprehended on October 18, followed by Gurjar’s arrest in Mangaluru on October 28. Both individuals face additional fraud allegations in Assam, Odisha, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan.
