A 22-year-old unemployed man, Naresh Kumar, was arrested in Gurgaon in connection with a digital fraud case where a 69-year-old retired government official from Noida was conned into paying Rs1.2 crore. Originally from Bhiwani, Haryana, Kumar opened a bank account to facilitate the gang’s operations, allowing them to funnel money swindled from victims. During the investigation, police discovered that approximately Rs92 lakh had been transferred into Kumar’s account.
Using electronic surveillance, authorities traced Kumar to Gurgaon and apprehended him on Tuesday. According to Preeti Yadav, DCP of cybercrime, Kumar admitted to maintaining contact with the gang that executed the digital arrests and scams. “When we froze his account, it contained Rs92 lakh, transferred by the cyber con artists. We are actively working to trace the remaining funds stolen from the retired official,” Yadav stated.
Preliminary investigations revealed that Kumar was promised a 10% commission for every amount transferred to his account, which would have netted him Rs9.2 lakh in this instance. He was also instructed to open additional accounts to further facilitate the laundering of the defrauded money. The police are currently investigating whether he has opened any other accounts. The case came to light when Rakesh Kumar Sinha filed a complaint on October 16, alleging he had been put under ‘digital arrest’ for four days starting October 11.
