Bareilly: A 20-year-old youngster from Shubhashnagar, who was accused of cheating people, was arrested by a special task force (STF) team on Sunday. The police had announced a Rs 25,000 reward for any information about the youngster. His father, also a suspect, fled from the scene.The police stated that the father-son duo was wanted in several cases of cheating. They had allegedly charged Rs 40,000 each from 12 persons on the pretext of providing jobs after completing a tailoring course run by them.Chief of STF, Ajay Pal Singh, said, “The accused are identified as Rohit, 20, and his father Ramakant, 52. They are residents of Shanti Vihar Krishna Nagar locality under Shubhashnagar police station. Both the accused were absconding since 2017 and an FIR had been lodged under section 420 (cheating) in Rampur district. The two accused charged Rs 40,000 each from 12 persons on the pretext of providing them jobs in tailoring centres in Bareilly and Rampur.”“On Sunday, after receiving information about the accused’s location, a five-member police team rushed to the spot and arrested Rohit. However, his father managed to flee. Rohit was sent to jail. His father will be arrested soon,” Singh added.

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