The police additionally seized a cell phone and Rs 15,000 from the accused. (Representational)
Jaipur:
The Kota Metropolis Cyber Police in Rajasthan on Wednesday arrested a 22-year-old youth Sohail Khan in reference to a cyber fraud case amounting to Rs 56 lakh, an official mentioned.
The accused was on the wished checklist for a very long time. The police additionally seized a cell phone and Rs 15,000 from the accused.
In accordance with SP Amrita Duhan, a person named Pradeep Kumar, filed a grievance on February this yr mentioning that in January, he was added to a WhatsApp group with unknown members, the place he obtained messages selling on-line share buying and selling.
He was lured into downloading an app from the Google Play Retailer and creating an account.
Later, Kumar transferred Rs 56 lakh from his accounts to the account supplied by the scammers between January 19 and February 6, 2024.
When he tried to withdraw his “funding” by way of the app, it failed. Additional, the fraudsters demanded a further Rs 11.30 lakh. Realising the rip-off, Kumar reported the case to the Cyber Cell.
A case beneath the IPC and IT Act was registered, and a particular workforce led by SHO Inspector Satish Chand, beneath the supervision of ASP Dilip Saini, was fashioned to apprehend the wrongdoer. The workforce tracked the financial institution accounts and cell numbers used within the fraud and efficiently arrested Sohail Khan.
Upon investigation, it was confirmed that the Rs 56 lakh fraud quantity was deposited into Sohail Khan’s checking account. Additional inquiries revealed that his checking account is linked to 45 cyber fraud complaints registered throughout numerous states on the cybercrime portal.
Sohail Khan has been remanded to 2 days of police custody for additional investigation into the fraud quantity and to determine different accomplices concerned within the rip-off.
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