Shillong, August 31: Members of the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU), Nongthymmai Circle, along with the Seng Samla Shnong Rynjah (SSSR), on Monday detained four persons accused of cheating shopkeepers and members of the public through fraudulent Paytm transactions.
According to a statement issued by the KSU on August 31, 2026, the accused allegedly showed customers or shopkeepers that payments had been made through Paytm, while the money did not actually reach the recipients’ bank accounts.
The KSU claimed that, based on complaints and evidence gathered from alleged victims, the group had fraudulently obtained more than ₹2 lakh within a period of around two months.
The four persons detained have been identified as Sharvan Sing, Amit Singh, Sameer Singh and Rihan Ali. The KSU and SSSR said the matter came to light after several victims approached them with complaints regarding payments that appeared to have been completed but were not credited to their accounts.
The KSU also urged shopkeepers and the general public to remain vigilant while accepting digital payments and to verify that the amount has actually been credited to their accounts before completing a transaction.
The allegations against the four persons have not yet been independently verified, and further action by the authorities was not immediately known.
