New Delhi, May 9 (). The Delhi Police has arrested two cyber thugs, including a BSC graduate from Mewat, for duping a GST inspector of over Rs one lakh, an official said on Tuesday.
The official said the thugs, posing as the victim’s relatives, persuaded him to transfer money to a bank account, claiming it was needed to deposit LIC funds. The accused have been identified as Raghavendra Sharma (22), a resident of Sabalgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Surendra (27), a resident of Bhiwadi, Rajasthan, who were operating from the Haryana and Rajasthan border in Mewat region to evade arrest.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) (North), Sagar Singh Kalsi, said that a complaint was received at the Cyber North police station through the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, in which complainant Kishan Bhardwaj, a resident of Burari, said that someone had cheated him of Rs 1,45,000. Cheated of Rs. The alleged person posing as his relative got the money transferred from his accounts on the pretext of sending LIC funds.
During investigation, through technical analysis of the money trail, it was revealed that out of the total amount of the fraud, Rs 95,000 was transferred to an Axis Bank account, registered at an address in Morena (Madhya Pradesh), and Money was being withdrawn through ATMs in Mewat area.
DCP said- Also, the calling location of the said mobile number was in Mewat area. The accused withdrew most of the money from different ATMs. The details of the mobile phone linked to the account were taken and the mobile phone was put under surveillance. After a while the accused Raghavendra and Surendra were arrested and incriminating material was recovered from them.
On interrogation, it was revealed that Raghavendra used to work in Bangalore earlier, but moved to Rajasthan in search of a better life, where he along with co-accused Surendra started arranging SIM cards and bank accounts for cyber criminals from Mewat region .
The officer said- none of the accused have any permanent residence in Rajasthan. His interrogation revealed that he used to provide bank accounts and SIM cards to his associate Taufiq of Mewat, who is currently absconding. He further disclosed that so far he has arranged 30 SIM cards and 20 bank accounts to his associates, which were being used to commit cyber frauds.
The DCP said, further search is on for the absconding accused in the case and efforts are being made to nab him at the earliest.
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