CNN Central News & Networks / ITDC India ePress / ITDC News /Agencies/ Delhi: New Delhi: Delhi Police have busted an organised network allegedly providing bank accounts and fake SIM cards for cyber fraud and arrested six accused. The Outer North district cyber police carried out the action in four separate cases. The investigation found that members of the gang had provided around 70 mule bank accounts to cyber criminals and also got 187 SIM cards issued without customers’ knowledge.
According to police, the accused lured people into opening bank accounts by offering insurance benefits and financial gains. Banking kits, ATM cards and other documents were then passed on to cyber fraudsters. The fraud money was routed through these accounts to different accounts. Mohit, linked to this network, has been identified; he is lodged in Tihar Jail in another case.
The investigation also found that a telecom dealer used customers’ photographs and documents to get additional SIM cards issued without their knowledge. These were allegedly sold for around Rs 1,500 per SIM. In another case, an allegation also emerged that three bank accounts were sold for Rs 20,000.
Police have linked these cases to 125 complaints on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, in which fraud of around Rs 1.59 crore has been detected. In addition, in a separate module of cyber fraud through an APK file, an accused named Saurav was arrested from Jalandhar. According to police, suspected fraud money of around Rs 3.73 crore is linked to this module.
During the action, mobile phones, ATM cards, cheque books, passbooks, a POS machine and cash were recovered. Police said the investigation into other members of the network and the links in financial transactions is continuing.
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