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Cyber Fraud: Delhi Police has busted a cyber fraud gang on Friday. The gang had digitally arrested the old man (82).
Cyber Fraud: Delhi Police has busted a cyber fraud gang on Friday. The gang had digitally arrested the old man (82). The gang recovered Rs 1.16 crore by threatening the victim. In this regard, Delhi Police has arrested three members of the gang. During the video call, the accused impersonated police officers and showed the fake arrest order to the victim and threatened him. The police officer said that the elderly man was forced to transfer Rs 1.16 crore through constant mental pressure and threat of legal action. During investigation, the police found that a major part of the defrauded amount, approximately Rs 1.10 crore, was deposited in the current account of an NGO based in Himachal Pradesh. However, this account was being operated by fraudsters from Patna, Bihar. Police said that 32 complaints have been filed against the same bank account on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP), which involves fraud of about Rs 24 crore.
The money was distributed among friends
Following the investigation, raids were conducted at several places in Himachal Pradesh and Bihar, resulting in the arrest of three accused. The arrested accused have been identified as Prabhakar Kumar (27) of Nalanda district of Bihar, Rupesh Kumar Singh (37) of Vaishali district of Bihar and Dev Raj (46) of Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh. Police said that Prabhakar Kumar had installed an APK file in the mobile phone of co-accused Dev Raj, due to which SIM cards linked to fake bank accounts were activated. It is alleged that Prabhakar remained in constant touch with cyber fraudsters through internet based virtual numbers. He used to receive cash commission and distribute the amount among his associates. Used to earn a big part for this work. It is alleged that Rupesh Kumar Singh received the bank account kit through post and he arranged for the meetings of the co-accused in Patna.
Raids at various places to catch other accused
Police said that Rupesh also helped in carrying out fraudulent transactions from a hotel. Played the role of main intermediary between the account holder and the fraudsters and received huge amount as commission. Dev Raj, who runs an NGO in Himachal Pradesh, opened a current account in the name of the NGO with the connivance of his father Ved Prakash. Police said that Devraj handed over this account to Rupesh Kumar of Bihar. Dev Raj shared internet banking credentials and OTP. The accused traveled to Patna for the transaction and took commission from the fraudulent amount. Police said that the accused impersonated law enforcement agencies. The victim was placed under digital arrest. The accused transferred the fraudulently obtained funds through NGO and personal bank accounts. Police said that the money was laundered. Said that the police are raiding various places to identify other members of the gang and find out the additional proceeds of crime.
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