New Delhi, Oct 23 Two men were arrested for allegedly facilitating cyber fraud by arranging bank accounts for fraudsters, and two mobile phones containing chats related to the illegal activity were recovered, police said on Friday.
The accused were arrested in connection with a case in which a man was allegedly cheated of Rs 15.83 lakh on the pretext of high returns, the officer said.
An e-FIR was registered on October 5 at the Cyber Police Station of the northeast district in Delhi, following a complaint by victim Nikhil. During the investigation, police found that Rs 9.60 lakh of the cheated amount had been transferred to a bank account held in the name of private enterprises, whose proprietor was identified as Himanshu Kumar (23), the officer said.
“Further investigation revealed that Himanshu had allegedly handed over the bank documents and linked SIM card to his relative Ankit Kumar (30) in exchange for Rs 25,000. Ankit arranged bank accounts for cyber fraudsters and supplied them to other associates to facilitate online cheating,” the officer said.
Both accused, residents of Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, have no previous criminal involvement and were arrested. Further investigation is underway.
(PTI News)
