Online fraud: Cops to probe Meerut techies
AHMEDABAD: The four accused in Rs 1-lakh online fraud case will be brought to Ahmedabad from Meerut for interrogation on Saturday.
The
cyber sleuths of the city crime branch in late March had tracked down a
software engineer, Sourav Sharma, involved in a online fraud case and
through him reached to the other accused in the case.
According to the case Sharma and three others are accused of duping Dehgam-based Dr Chandrakant Shah of Rs 1 lakh.
“Shah, had received an email asking for his account details. As the website had a private bank logo and even the similar colour scheme, the doctor was convinced and provided his bank details.
However,
the mail was sent by the fraudsters in which they had used the
pseudo-website to get the details. Soon, the fraudsters transferred the
amount of Rs 1 lakh from two interlinked accounts. Shah had then
registered a case in this regard on January 3,” said an Ellisbridge
police official.
According to the city
police, Sharma, Kuldip Verma, Faizal-ur-Rahman and Mohammed Gulrez -
all residents of Meerut in Uttar Pradesh, were tracked down by city
cyber crime cell late in March and a team headed by a sub-inspector was
sent to Uttar Pradesh.
However, due to
cases registered against the gang in the local police, the team could
not get hold of the members and had to wait for four months. Sources
added that the accused will be questioned by Usha Rada, assistant
commissioner of police, Crime (women cell).
The
cyber sleuths of the city crime branch in late March had tracked down a
software engineer, Sourav Sharma, involved in a online fraud case and
through him reached to the other accused in the case.
According to the case Sharma and three others are accused of duping Dehgam-based Dr Chandrakant Shah of Rs 1 lakh.
“Shah, had received an email asking for his account details. As the website had a private bank logo and even the similar colour scheme, the doctor was convinced and provided his bank details.
However,
the mail was sent by the fraudsters in which they had used the
pseudo-website to get the details. Soon, the fraudsters transferred the
amount of Rs 1 lakh from two interlinked accounts. Shah had then
registered a case in this regard on January 3,” said an Ellisbridge
police official.
According to the city
police, Sharma, Kuldip Verma, Faizal-ur-Rahman and Mohammed Gulrez -
all residents of Meerut in Uttar Pradesh, were tracked down by city
cyber crime cell late in March and a team headed by a sub-inspector was
sent to Uttar Pradesh.
However, due to
cases registered against the gang in the local police, the team could
not get hold of the members and had to wait for four months. Sources
added that the accused will be questioned by Usha Rada, assistant
commissioner of police, Crime (women cell).
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