Serial 'cab scammer' Jyoti Dalal arrested by Gurugram police

The Gurugram police have arrested the ‘scammer’ Jyoti Dalal, who booked a cab and then did not pay for the ride and threatened to frame the cab driver on false molestation charges. She was produced in a city court and sent into judicial custody.

According to the police, the accused woman is identified as Jyoti Dalal (48), a resident of Pitampura in Delhi. She was arrested by the team of sector 29 police station on Thursday and now sent to jail.

“During police interrogation, the woman revealed that she did not pay for the cabs/taxis she booked and threatened the drivers of implicating them in false molestation charges. Apart from this, it has also been revealed that in the past she had committed crimes of purchasing goods from cosmetic shops without payment. A further probe is under way,” said a spokesperson for the Gurugram police.

In this recent case, a cab driver, Ziauddin, a resident of Dhana village in Nuh district, had booked a ride at 8 am with Jyoti. She first took him to Sector 31, then to the bus stand and then to Cyber City.

“She asked for some money and I initially gave her Rs 700. She then ate and drank at various places and I made all payments. In the afternoon, when I demanded she pay and end the ride, she became enraged. She threatened to file a false case against me for theft or molestation and she then went to the police station,” the cab driver stated in his complaint.

“Jyoti Dalal created ruckus at the police station and when she went away, the cab driver provided all the information. During the investigation, it was revealed that the woman was the same who had previously misled people in a similar manner. An FIR was registered against her and we have arrested her. She was produced in a city court and sent to judicial custody,” said a senior investigating officer.