Khelo India Games Fraud: Agra Police Arrested Three Conmen Who Created Fake Facebook Page

New Delhi: Cybercriminals are now duping young, talented sportsperson of India by creating a fake Facebook page and circulating false advertisement to enrol for Khelo India Games by paying an entry fee of Rs 6,000.

According to the Sports Authority of India (SAI), they have received many complaints from grassroots players from across the country that they have applied for participation in the 2021 Khelo India Games in Panchkula but now they are getting no response.

On further investigation, they found that a fake Facebook page was created through which young talents were targeted.

SAI reported the matter to the police after which Agra police found that Khelo India advertisement was advertised on Facebook and players were asked to deposit Rs 6,000 to participate in the Khelo India camp. They assured that by depositing the money they will secure their place in the games after the trial.

On the fake Facebook page, the gang had misused logo of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, SAI and Khelo India.

SAI officials have clarified that Khelo India is a government scheme and there is no fee to participate in it, plus there is no trial for it. Players can qualify through their performances in school games and university games.

Agra police have arrested three people who were involved in the crime. Those arrested have been identified as Sanjay Pratap Singh, Anuj Kumar and Ravi.

Sanjay is an ex-kabaddi player from Agra and he had created a fake ID by the name of Rudra Pratap Singh to interact with athletes interested in participating in the Khelo India Games. Meanwhile, Anuj and Ravi provided their account numbers of Canara Bank and State Bank branches in UP, where athletes were asked to deposit the money.

Police are trying to identify how many people have been duped so far.