New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Two absconding cyber criminals from a Jamtara-based gang were arrested by Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of Delhi Police Special Cell, five years after they duped a Delhi resident of Rs 27 lakh using a fake bank website, a Delhi Police official said on Tuesday.
Mohd. Mehruddin Ansari (30) and Mohd. Arsad Ansari (29), both residents of district Jamtara, Jharkhand, were arrested on October 30 after they surrendered before a Delhi court, the official said.
The police said both the accused are educated up to matriculation and played key roles in designing fake bank websites and facilitating fraudulent customer care operations.
The case involved a Delhi resident who fell in the gang’s trap and landed on a fake Canara Bank website created by the gang in the guise of customer support, the police said.
The bank customer, Bishwajeet Paul, who had a cheque-related query, had used information from the gang’s fraudulent website www.customercomplaintregisters.com, designed to resemble the official Canara Bank website using the bank’s logo and similar layout, the police said.
After the complainant entered his bank account details on the instruction of a fake tele-caller, the gang illegally transferred Rs 27.10 lakh from his account to eight different bank accounts, the police said.
During the investigation, eight accused were arrested earlier, including persons involved in arranging and handling beneficiary bank accounts and facilitating the withdrawal and transfer of cheated money.
A charge sheet was filed against two accused persons, namely Baharuddin Ansari and Basaruddin Ansari. Six other accused persons were also arrested subsequently and are presently on regular bail.
However, two key accused persons, namely Mohd. Mehruddin Ansari and Mohd. Arsad Ansari, remained absconding and were evading arrest despite repeated raids and sustained efforts by the investigating team. Non-Bailable Warrants were also issued against them by the court, the police said.
–IANS
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