3 main accused who defrauded P'kula mayor of Rs.42.52 lakh held
Panchkula, July 25 -- Nearly a month after city mayor Kulbhushan Goyal was defrauded of Rs.42.52 lakh in a cyber scam, the district cyber crime police have solved the case by arresting the three main accused on Wednesday.
Previously, three accused were arrested from different locations, and following leads during the interrogation, the police have apprehended the main accused.
The three main arrested accused have been identified as Rahul Kumar alias Bunty of Saran, Bihar, Alok Kumar alias Bantu of Muzaffarpur, Bihar, and Prateek Raj alias Ankit of Aurangabad, Bihar. All were arrested from Patna.
Police have also recovered 16 mobile phones, 2 laptops, 37 ATM cards, 3 Paytm sound boxes, 2 Jio Fiber devices, 4 fake SIM cards, 3 bank kits, 9 cheque books, 2 passbooks, and Rs.30,000 in cash from them.
The first arrests in the case were made on July 5, when two accused were apprehended from Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, and taken on a 10-day police remand. Subsequently, on July 18, another accused was arrested from Bihar and taken into remand until July 25.
According to the complaint, on June 26, the victim Mayor's son received a message on his mobile phone indicating two suspicious transactions from the company's bank account. Upon investigation, it was discovered that an unknown individual had committed fraud amounting to Rs.42.52 lakh using fake letterheads and documents.
Police had registered a case under Sections 316(2), 318(4), 336(3), 338, 340(2), and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The team thoroughly examined call details, WhatsApp chats, and suspicious bank accounts to identify the culprits. The three arrested individuals were produced in court on Thursday and taken on a two-day police remand....
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