On Thursday, Deputy Commissioner of Police Surendra Choudhary announced the arrest of four persons in two digital arrest cases in Southwest Delhi, in which an elderly citizen and a graphic designer were defrauded of Rs 32 crore and Rs 2 lakh, respectively.
The caller allegedly informed the victim that a parcel carrying prohibited products had been captured by Mumbai customs. The shipment contained five passports, three credit card numbers, one laptop, 40 grams of MDMA, and 4.5 kg of apparel, according to the caller. The payment for the parcel
“The scammers encouraged the victim to download Skype and participate in a video chat, during which they threatened him with legal punishment unless he deposited Rs 32.06 lakh to a specified bank account. Fearing arrest, the victim followed their orders and sent the money, only to discover he had been defrauded when the scammers cut off contact,” said Choudhary.
As a result of the victim’s statement, a case was opened at the cybercrime police station, and Sub Inspector Amit Malik and his team began their investigations.
Using technical monitoring, they tracked the illegal money flow to a bank account in the name of Namburi Ajay Kumar, 40, a resident of Barrackpore, West Bengal. The authorities stormed his location in November.
“Kumar used to work in Urban Clap’s and had been supplying bank accounts to other individuals of the syndicate on a commission basis,” said DCP Choudhary, adding that additional investigation was underway. “Additional suspects involved in the system are expected to be apprehended soon,” the man stated.
In the second case, police arrested three individuals: Tasim Ahmad, 31, Aman Sharma, 29, and Dharmesh Chandulal Soni, 48, for their roles in a similar fraud. The victim, a 32-year-old graphic designer in Mahavir Enclave, allegedly received a call on September 29 from someone pretending to be from FedEx. The caller alerted her that a suspicious parcel registered under her name and Aadhaar number contained MDMA pills, according to the police.