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Gurugram Vlogger Arrested for Allegedly Using Fake UPI Screens to Evade ₹6.17 Lakh Hotel Bill

Reconciliation of bank and aggregator records showed none of the 16 claimed payments ever arrived.

Overview

  • Police identified the suspect as 26-year-old Himanshu from Sohna and arrested him after an FIR at Sector 53 police station.
  • He allegedly lived in a DLF Phase 5 service apartment from October 2025 to February 24, 2026 by sharing payment screenshots over WhatsApp.
  • The hotel says the unpaid dues totaled ₹6.17 lakh and no transactions were credited to its accounts.
  • Investigators say he learned the method from a YouTube video and used a spoofed PhonePe-style app in which only the scanner function worked.
  • Officers seized his mobile phone, he was produced in court and sent to judicial custody, and the investigation remains ongoing.