Delhi Police has apprehended four individuals involved in a cyber fraud case, accused of swindling a man out of Rs 44.50 lakh by impersonating CBI officers under the pretense of a ‘digital arrest,’ officials reported on Sunday.
“In his complaint, Indora said he received a call from a man posing as a CBI officer, falsely accusing him of involvement in criminal activities. Threatening legal action, the fraudsters coerced him to transfer Rs 44.50 lakh to avoid arrest,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (East), Abhishek Dhania, said in a statement.
The fraud was uncovered when the victim, Virender Kumar Indora from Mayur Vihar Phase-1, filed a complaint with the police on January 29. A forensic audit of the bank accounts during the investigation revealed that Rs 38 lakh was transferred to a private bank account belonging to Dinesh Singadhiya, a resident of Jaipur. The money was later withdrawn using a cheque, according to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP).
Following this information, a police team executed a raid in Jaipur on March 5, resulting in Singadhiya’s arrest. During questioning, he revealed the involvement of five other accomplices in the scheme. This led to the arrest of Prashant Verma, who was responsible for establishing the fraudulent bank account.
Further inquiries resulted in the capture of Prakash Choudhary, a significant figure connected to Mahesh Nehra, the alleged mastermind of the operation, who reportedly had direct links with international cybercriminals. Choudhary played a role in laundering the stolen funds by communicating with mule account providers via social media.
On Saturday, police arrested Gajender Kumar at his rented place in Kuchaman City, Rajasthan, for aiding Singadhiya in withdrawing Rs 38 lakh from the bank. Authorities also seized four mobile phones that were used to coordinate the gang’s illicit operations.
The investigation revealed that the arrested individuals were in contact with international scammers who executed similar frauds throughout India. Their main function was to facilitate the withdrawal of the stolen funds through bank transactions and ATMs before transferring them to their foreign associates.
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