Last Updated on 04/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
Delhi Police has arrested four people for allegedly duping a man of Rs 31.55 lakh by threatening him. Police said that the arrested accused have links with China. They have been identified as Dev Bhati (36), Robin Solanki (25), Vishnu Solanki (20) and Akash Kumar Jain (31).
According to the police, an online complaint was received on July 18, in which the complainant alleged that he had received a call on July 13. In this, the caller told him that a mobile SIM issued in his name has been used in several crimes. The police are searching for him.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) M Harshvardhan said that the caller told the victim that FIRs have been filed against him in about 17 cases including Aram Bagh in Lucknow. The SIM issued in his name has been used to commit serious crimes like money laundering and human trafficking.
He said that the accused cheated the victim of Rs 31.55 lakh by threatening him. After this, he lodged a complaint at the police station. During the police investigation, details of the bank accounts in which the cheated amount was transferred were obtained. This revealed that bank accounts were opened in many cities and names.
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Transactions worth crores of rupees took place in these bank accounts in a short span of time and the deposited amount was immediately transferred to several other bank accounts. Based on all the clues, accused Dev Bhati was arrested on 26 July. Later on 28 July, two other accused Robin and Vishnu were arrested.
During interrogation of the accused, it was found that within two days, Rs 1.25 crore was deposited in Dev Bhati’s bank account. On July 31, Akash Kumar Jain was arrested from Mahipalpur, Delhi. He is the main operator of all the accounts. He is in touch with fraudsters working from China through social media.
The police have recovered seven mobile phones and a laptop used in the crime. More than 150 bank accounts have been found, which were used by the accused to deposit the defrauded money. Further investigation is underway in this case. The accused are being questioned.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)