The arrested individuals have been identified as Nikunj Kumar, a resident of Kotwali, and Lakshya Saini, 20, from Shivaji Park, Vijay Mandir Road. |
Raipur: Bilaspur police have arrested two individuals involved in an online money fraud case of Rs 54.30 lakh, meanwhile a third accused is still at large. The arrests took place in Alwar, Rajasthan, as police conducted additional raids.
The arrests stem from a complaint filed by 71-year-old Jai Singh Chandel, a retired government officer residing in Agyeyanagar, Civil Line. According to the police report, Chandel was duped out of Rs 54.30 lakh after being threatened with false charges of involvement in pornography and money laundering.
The accused posed as Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers and extorted money from the victim in instalments of 20 days, police stated. The fraud occurred in July of last year.
Bilaspur Superintendent of Police Rajnesh Singh reported that following the filing of the FIR, police conducted a thorough investigation, utilizing mobile location data and transaction records to track down the suspects. Officers camped in Haryana and Alwar, leading to the arrests.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Nikunj Kumar, a resident of Kotwali, and Lakshya Saini, 20, from Shivaji Park, Vijay Mandir Road. Both work in a salon and are pursuing a diploma at a polytechnic.
One suspect’s father runs a tent house, while the other works in a courier company. Both have had Rs 9 lakh transferred into their bank accounts as part of the fraud.
Their accomplice, Gaurav, remains absconding. During the investigation, police found that the gang of cyber fraudsters also enjoys links with the criminals gangs operating their activities in North America, China, and Europe, and that the money they extorted has been invested in cryptocurrency in US dollars.
