3 cyber cheats held for duping man of Rs 45 lakh in Saran dist | Patna News – Times of India
Chhapra: Three cybercriminals have been arrested in connection with fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 45.86 lakh from the bank account of one Vikas Kumar, a resident of Nehru Tola in Mashrakh police station, in Saran district.
Saran DSP-cum-in charge of the cyber police station, Aman Kumar, on Monday said that the police arrested the three persons on December 21, but they were yet to recover the amount from them. He said the arrested criminals were identified as Vikas Sharma of New Defence Colony and Subhash Pal of Pur Parsi under Murad Nagar police station in Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh), and Sunita Devi, wife of Subhash Pal.
According to the cyber police, the victim had lodged a complaint in the cyber police station on November 3, alleging that he received a fraud call on his cellphone number. The caller disclosed himself as crime branch officer, who threatened him to book in a serious case and got his three signatures on affidavit like papers of the Supreme Court. After some time, Rs 45.86 lakh was fraudulently withdrawn from his bank account.
“After a technical investigation, the police arrested the three criminals and recovered the cheque book of the account to which the amount was transferred along with the cheque books of other accounts, besides 10 ATM cards, four cellphones and two laptops from the homes of the arrested persons during raids,” the DSP added.
Saran DSP-cum-in charge of the cyber police station, Aman Kumar, on Monday said that the police arrested the three persons on December 21, but they were yet to recover the amount from them. He said the arrested criminals were identified as Vikas Sharma of New Defence Colony and Subhash Pal of Pur Parsi under Murad Nagar police station in Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh), and Sunita Devi, wife of Subhash Pal.
According to the cyber police, the victim had lodged a complaint in the cyber police station on November 3, alleging that he received a fraud call on his cellphone number. The caller disclosed himself as crime branch officer, who threatened him to book in a serious case and got his three signatures on affidavit like papers of the Supreme Court. After some time, Rs 45.86 lakh was fraudulently withdrawn from his bank account.
“After a technical investigation, the police arrested the three criminals and recovered the cheque book of the account to which the amount was transferred along with the cheque books of other accounts, besides 10 ATM cards, four cellphones and two laptops from the homes of the arrested persons during raids,” the DSP added.
