New Delhi: The Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of Delhi Police has arrested two accused from Thane in Maharashtra in connection with a cyber fraud of Rs 50 lakh, allegedly carried out by impersonating a company’s managing director (MD) on WhatsApp. Police have returned the entire cheated amount to the victim company after a court order. In addition, another attempted fraud of Rs 48 lakh was stopped in time.
According to police, Rajeev Kumar, finance manager of Lux Opera Hotels and Resorts, filed a complaint on October 21. He said that on October 16, a cyber fraudster contacted him on WhatsApp using the company MD’s name and photograph. The accused blocked the MD’s actual number on his phone and got his own number saved as “MD Sir”. He then pressured him over an urgent payment and got Rs 50 lakh transferred to an account in Bandhan Bank.
On October 21, the fraudster asked him to send another Rs 48 lakh. This time, the finance manager directly contacted the MD to confirm the instructions, which stopped the second transaction.
During the investigation, police traced the beneficiary bank account and the mobile number linked to it. The account had been opened in the name of Rajjab Ali, who worked as a sofa maker at Sameer Sheikh’s shop. Police arrested Ankesh Yadav (25) and Sameer Sheikh (30) from Thane on October 30. It is alleged that both played a role in arranging and operating the bank account used in the fraud. Police have also recovered the account’s chequebook and the SIM card linked to it.
Police are now investigating the role of the alleged handlers and others connected to this network.
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