Taking major action against cyber crime, Delhi Police has arrested two accused in two separate cases. In these cases, lakhs of rupees were defrauded through ‘digital arrest’ scam and fake investment scheme. Investigation has revealed that the defrauded amount was spent in different states through mule bank accounts and layered transactions.
According to the police, the first case is related to an American citizen of Indian origin, who became the target of cyber thugs after coming to Delhi. On December 6, the woman received a call from an international number. The caller, posing as an official of the San Francisco Embassy, claimed that he needed a no-objection certificate for re-entry into the US.
Investigation revealed that after this the woman was linked to people claiming to be associated with Delhi Police Headquarters. The thugs wearing police uniform threatened him by repeatedly making video calls. He was ‘digitally arrested’. Under pressure, the woman transferred Rs 30 lakh to the bank account. After this matter came to light, a case was registered in the crime branch and investigation was started.
During the police investigation, it came to light that the defrauded amount was deposited in the account of a partnership firm in Punjab. From there the money was immediately transferred to several other accounts and then within a few minutes it was withdrawn from different states. On the basis of transaction pattern and bank details, police conducted raids in Mohali and Chandigarh.
In this action, an accused named Varun, who was a partner of that partnership firm, was arrested. He was the authorized signatory of the first-layer beneficiary account. During the search, police seized 38 ATM cards, 51 check books, several mobile phones, a laptop, Rs 2.45 lakh in cash and an SUV from him. The second case is related to a resident of Delhi.
He was defrauded of Rs 31.45 lakh through a fraudulent investment scheme. The victim was added to a WhatsApp group, where he was asked to install a fake trading application with the promise of higher returns. The accused kept instigating him to transfer money to six different bank accounts. The WhatsApp group disappeared as soon as the money was transferred.
Trading app stopped working. After realizing that he was cheated, the victim contacted the police. Based on the complaint, a case was registered and the investigation was handed over to the crime branch. Investigation revealed that the defrauded amount was routed through multiple Mule bank accounts to hide the source of the money. Police arrested one accused during raids in Punjab and Gujarat.
The arrested accused has been identified as Arjun Singh (39), resident of Surendra Nagar, Gujarat. According to the police, Arjun used to manage the first and second layer of the Mule accounts used in this scheme. Police officials say that two other accused associated with this network are absconding. Efforts to arrest him have been intensified. The entire network is being searched.
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