Police arrest Delhi-based fraudster

Police arrest Delhi-based fraudster
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Rachakonda Cyber Crime sleuths on Monday nabbed a cyber fraudster named Sonu Gupta in New Delhi for swindling a persons of Rs 1,22,800.

Hyderabad: Rachakonda Cyber Crime sleuths on Monday nabbed a cyber fraudster named Sonu Gupta in New Delhi for swindling a persons of Rs 1,22,800.

According to sleuths, on June 14, 2019 Ch Ranjeeth Reddy lodged a complaint in which he stated that he received a phone call from one Nithyam Shukla, who misguided him regarding sanction of pre-approved loan of Rs 15 lakh from a private finance organisation.

He issued the loan approval order and asked the complainant to send Aadhaar card, Pan card and bank statement through mail.

The complainant submitted all the documents to given mail address. On his instructions, the complainant transferred Rs 1,22,800 on different dates with different reasons, through NEFT.

On June 9, 2019, the fraudsters made a call to pay GST amount of Rs 92,500 for 15 lakhs as a nominal. Upon which, the complainant felt suspicious and rushed to branch office of the said finance company at Somajiguda and realised that he was deceived.

Police registering a case under sections 417, 419, 420 IPC and sec. 66 C&D of IT act and took up investigation.

As per the technical evidence collected so far, it was revealed that the accused persons Suman, Sonu Gupta and Murthy of Delhi are the close associates and indulging in the name of online finance loan frauds.

The accused Sonu Gupta is into the business of online ticket booking and money transfer for the needy customers. Connecting the dots police nabbed accused Sonu Gupta in New Delhi on Saturday and been sent to judicial custody.

Police seized three mobile phones, two laptops and Rs 25,630 cash from the accused. Efforts are on to nab the other two absconding accused, said the sleuths.

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