4 including 2 minors arrested

 

 

 

 

 IN the ongoing drive to curb cybercrime cases effectively, Supela police took four including two minors into custody for their involvement into online fraud through mule bank accounts.

  

The accused has been sent to judicial custody following his arrest and court appearance. Police sources informed that the accused were identified as Sachin Yadav (18), a resident of Panchmukhi Hanuman Mandir, Kurud, Jamul, Durg and Rahul Nishad (19), a resident of Gopal Nagar, Kurud, Jamul, Durg. The police said that acting on information received through the ‘Smanvaya’ Portal operated by the Ministry of Home Affairs for tracking a suspected mule account, police traced the fraudulent activity to a bank account at the Bank of India, Supela branch.

 

The account was opened by Naresh Kupal, son of Krishna Kupal, resident of Dhacha Bhawan, Jamul, using his personal identification documents, including Aadhaar and PAN card. Despite being aware that the account would be used to receive funds obtained through online fraud, Naresh allegedly allowed the use of his account for illegal monetary gain. The account was found to have received Rs 1,19,098 through deceitful online transactions. The funds are suspected to be of cyber fraud.

 

The police arrested the accused and registered the offence against them under sections 317(2) and 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Following a detailed investigation and surveillance, police arrested two accused and also two juveniles. All have been sent to judicial remand. The police continue to investigate further leads to uncover the broader network behind this online fraud.