FATHER-SON DUPES MAN OF RS 1.43 CRORE BY CLAIMING TO SELL PRODUCTS TO NASA

A father-son duo was arrested by the police for duping Narender, a garments exports dealer of Rs 1.43 crore. Reportedly, Virender Mohan Brar and his son sold a 'Rice Puller' to the victim and claimed that the product was used by NASA and DRDO.

"Rice Puller is a non-existent product. The cheats coated a copper plate/ utensil with liquid magnet. Then, they used a mixture of boiled rice and iron filings to fool the victims by ‘pulling’ the rice towards the magnet-coated copper utensil/ plate,” said Alok Kumar, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch).

Reportedly, the victim came in contact with Narender a few years ago, who claimed that he is to sell the 'Rice Puller' to NASA for Rs 37,500 crore. The victim signed a memorandum with Virender and paid Rs 87.2 lakh for a 'special anti-radiation suit'. He paid a further amount of Rs 51.1 lakh for testing purposes. However, the testing kept postponing. 

Narender later realised that it was all a ruse and approached the Crime Branch. Virender, his son and their gang members were immediately arrested.