Pratapgarh (UP), Sep 16 (PTI) Two persons have been arrested for allegedly running a cyber fraud network and carrying out suspected fraud involving Rs 42.65 crore and 109 firm accounts in different banks, an official said on Wednesday.
The accused used fake firms and bank accounts to carry out suspected online frauds and other crimes across the country, the official said.
Additional Superintendent of Police (East) Alok Kumar said the Crime Branch arrested Shakeeb Khan, a resident of Patna’s Fraser Road and originally from Varanasi, and Sandeep Kumar of Patna’s Bandar Bagicha.
Police recovered a laptop, six mobile phones, six pen drives, a card reader and cheque books of several banks from them, he said.
Kumar said the investigation began after a complaint
was filed on July 16 regarding the withdrawal of Rs 2.5 lakh through cyber fraud from an account at Baroda UP Bank’s Mohanganj branch.
The investigation led to the discovery of an organised cyber fraud network, police said.
According to the police, fake firms, bank accounts, SIM cards and email IDs were used to transfer money obtained through cyber fraud.
A case has been registered against the arrested accused under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 66D of the Information Technology Act. The two accused were sent to jail, police said. PTI COR ABN SHS
