North India Statesman
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Mumbai: Cyber police have arrested a 21 -year -old man on charges of cheating a woman on an online fraud of Rs 5.88 crore, claiming his involvement in a human trafficking case. The accused had filled the money from a gang of cyber thugs in the bank account. It is alleged that some fraud money was deposited in that bank account.
The police have arrested Johad Jayullah Khan (age 21), a resident of Meera Road and is investigating further.
The complainant received a call from a fake police officer on 23 September 2024. The caller called his name Sawant. He told the complainant that a SIM card has been purchased from his Aadhaar card. It was used for human trafficking. Financial fraud has been done through this SIM card. After this, the gang made a video call to the woman in the name of Alok and Mishra, describing himself as a central agency.
Indian citizens are being illegally sent abroad and forcibly recovery from them and this amount is being deposited in private bank accounts. The cyber gang alleged that the complaint was opened using the Aadhaar card.
After this an online link was sent to the woman. The victim was threatened with arrest warrant and asset seizure order in her name. This scared the woman.
To avoid arrest, the accused had asked the woman to deposit Rs 5.88 crore out of the amount of fraud in her bank account. Thus, the complainant transferred Rs 5.88 crore to various bank accounts given by the accused through RTGS.
Later, when the woman realized that she was cheated, she immediately lodged a police complaint. On examining the details of the bank account, the police came to know that Rs 5 lakh was deposited in the account of the accused Khan. So the police arrested him.
