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PASIGHAT, Jul 19: The Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Pasighat on Thursday convicted two individuals in fake PhonePe scam. The East Siang District Police in September last year had arrested Raj Thapa and Boge Sonar for duping people with a fake “PhonePe” App.
The two accused, residents of Nepali Tinali, Jonai, Assam had allegedly duped businessmen in Ruksin and the surrounding areas with a fake "PhonePe" app. Initially 4 persons were apprehended in connection with the case out of which two were minors, but Thapa and Sonar were arrested upon an FIR lodged by one Tajong Panyang of Ruksin Village vide Ruksin PS Case No. 10/2024 U/s 318(4) and 3(5) of the BNS Act, informed Ayup Boko, Dy. SP. In his complaint, Panyang had reported that Raj Thapa had come to his wine shop in Ruksin earlier that day and cheated him through an online payment.
Dy. SP, Boko said that the scammers used a fake PhonePe app to scan and pay for items purchased from shops. The fake app, which is identical in appearance to the genuine PhonePe app, also emits transaction completion sounds and generates transaction reports, even without an internet connection but money is not transferred to the recipient’s account. According to police, they had cheated numerous shopkeepers in Ruksin and Jonai using that fake app.
The accused used a fake PhonePe application to scan QR codes without actually transferring money. Both were arrested, and their mobile phones were seized and forwarded to CFSL Guwahati for forensic analysis. During the trial, both accused admitted to their crimes, informed the Dy. SP.
In view of their first-time offender status, the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Pasighat, sentenced them to simple imprisonment for a period of two months on 17th July, informed the police.
“East Siang Police remains committed to ensuring justice and urges citizens and shopkeepers to remain vigilant against such digital frauds,” said Pankaj Lamba, Supt. of Police, East Siang District. 

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Kenter Joya Riba

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