
News Topical, Digital Desk : Delhi News: Delhi Police Cyber Cell has disclosed a very serious cyber fraud case and arrested two accused involved in a fraud of Rs 24 lakh. The most important thing is that the mastermind behind this fraud turned out to be an employee working in the estate of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
What is the whole matter?
According to Delhi Police, the victim Surendra Kumar works as Chief Household Assistant in the Household Section of Rashtrapati Bhavan. Surendra Kumar lodged a complaint with Delhi Police that about Rs 24.40 lakh was withdrawn from his and his wife's Punjab National Bank account without information and permission.
He came to know about this fraud when he updated the bank passbook. The special thing is that neither he nor his wife had ever used UPI apps like Phone Pay and Paytm. Delhi Police registered a case and started investigation.
Important revelations in Delhi Police's investigation:
After connecting the links of bank transactions with Delhi Police's electronic surveillance and investigation, it was found that Rs. 16 lakhs from victim's wife's account and Rs. 4 lakhs from Surendra Kumar's account were sent to the bank account of Kolkata resident Sanjay Chakraborty.
During interrogation by Delhi Police, Sanjay told that he had taken this money on the instructions of his partner Prakash Singh and in return he also took 2 to 3 percent commission. On the basis of technical surveillance and Sanjay's information, Delhi Police arrested Prakash Singh from Rashtrapati Bhavan's estate.
How was the incident carried out?
According to Delhi Police, Prakash Singh, who worked in the same field as the victims, used to get regular access to their mobile phones. Taking advantage of this, he used to install Phone Pay on their mobile phones and transfer Rs 1 lakh every three to four days. After the transaction, he used to delete the SMS received and uninstall the app. To protect the money from being traced, he used to send it to the accounts of his friends, such as he sent it to Sanjay Chakraborty's account. Later, this money was sent back to him.
Shopping done with cheated money
According to Delhi Police, accused Prakash bought two Apple mobiles, a bike and a laptop and other household items with the cheated money. And spent about 2.5 lakhs on online games. He also paid off old debts of his friends with some money, however, police seized Rs 2.5 lakh from his account.
Delhi Police is investigating.
The Delhi Police team is now engaged in searching for other accused in this case. Along with this, they are engaged in recovering the remaining money.
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