Couple uses fake UPI app to buy gold for Rs 1 lakh

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Bengaluru: Police have tracked down a couple who allegedly defrauded jewellery shops with a fake payment app that imitates a fictitious payment-made window. 

Nandan, 40, and Kalpita, 35, were caught after they allegedly defrauded a jeweller in Byadarahalli, southwest Bengaluru. 

A police officer, who is part of the investigation, said the couple used a fake UPI app called 'Prank Payment' to buy gold for Rs 1 lakh. The jeweller later realised he was cheated and filed a police complaint after the couple left the shop. 

Police reviewed CCTV footage and tracked down the couple in RR Nagar.