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Shankar used to run a mobile phone shop in his village. He was involved in the first two cyber crime cases and a murder case.
New Delhi: Two people have been arrested for cheating Rs 10.64 lakh from a resident of Delhi as a bank officer. Accused Shankar Dan (27) and Pradeep Kumar Dan (26) used a payment gateway app to identify the names of bank accounts associated with mobile numbers. After this Shankar would call unknown people. As a bank officer, he would send fake files to them. Police said that the accused used a SIM card from Jamtara and used credit cards bought locally for fraud. Deputy Commissioner of Police (South-West) Amit Goyal said that on June 30, the accused called the victim as a bank officer and told that two checks issued from his account have been bounced.
The accused sent a link to WhatsApp
The accused asked the victim to confirm the photographs of the check. After this, a link was sent to the victim on WhatsApp. The victim downloaded and installed the file, but found no image of the checks claimed by the fraudsters. Police said that when some suspects, the victim removed the link and switched off his phone. However, on re -introducing the device, the victim received several SMS alerts about password changes and unauthorized financial activities. After this, about 10 lakhs left from the victim’s account. The DCP said that the investigation found that the OTP generated during fraud transactions was diverted to an unknown mobile number, making the accused access to the victim’s account. On the basis of technical surveillance, the accused were tracked in Dhanbad.
Accused caught from ancestral village
The police conducted raids all over Jharkhand. Eventually Shankar Dan was caught from his ancestral village. Police said that four mobile phones including calling devices were recovered from the possession of the accused. The police arrested co-accused Pradeep Kumar Dan in Birbhum, West Bengal. Two mobile phones used to reach the mobile application during fraud were seized from him. Police said that the accused used a device to avoid detection of the fraud amount. Police said that Shankar used to run a mobile phone shop in his village. He was involved in the first two cyber crime cases and a murder case. Police said he was living a great lifestyle from the income of fraud. Police investigation is going on to locate other members of the syndicate.
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