For most people, shopping on an online platform only means money leaving their pocket. Five young men in Sasaram, however, had flipped that logic completely on its head — they shopped on Flipkart morning and evening, and somehow ended up earning from it. The unusual scam ran for months and cost the company lakhs of rupees, and right up until it was exposed, every single order left these men in profit.
What the case is about
Dehri police station cracked the large-scale fraud and arrested five sharp-witted men from Samastipur district. They are accused of ordering expensive electronic and other high-value products from the e-commerce company Flipkart, then deliberately cheating the firm through a carefully planned method. The police investigation also revealed that a delivery boy — who happened to be their friend — was part of the whole operation.
How the scheme worked
The method was simple but cunning. The accused would first order mobile phones, electronic gadgets and other costly products on Flipkart. Once the items reached them, they would begin the return process. The twist lay there — instead of the genuine product, they would pack and send back a fake or far cheaper item.
The delivery boy's complicity is what kept the fraud hidden for so long. The company's records would show the goods as returned, while the real, expensive product stayed with the accused. As a result, they pocketed a double benefit — keeping the valuable item and also collecting the full refund amount.
How the fraud was caught
The racket continued unchecked for several months, and during this time the company suffered losses running into lakhs of rupees. But when suspicious returns and complaints kept coming repeatedly from the same direction, the company launched its own internal inquiry. That inquiry turned up clear signs of irregularity, after which the matter was reported to the police.
Acting on the information, Dehri police swung into action and arrested all five accused. Police also recovered several expensive mobile phones, electronic devices and other goods from their possession. The total value of the recovered items is said to run into lakhs of rupees.
