The Kedarnath Police in Uttarakhand have arrested a 31-year-old man for allegedly cheating pilgrims out of ₹30,000 by promising VIP darshan at the Kedarnath Temple.
According to the police, the accused, Chirag, a resident of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh, posed as a fake IRCTC agent and collected ₹3,000 each from a group of 10 devotees.
Police recovered ₹5,000 in cash from the accused during a search and he reportedly admitted to carrying out the fraud in collaboration with a local accomplice.
A case has been registered against the accused at Sonprayag Police Station under the relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The accused was subsequently produced before the court and remanded to judicial custody and sent to the District Jail in Chamoli.
