In a significant breakthrough, the Panipat cybercrime police have arrested Dinesh Kumawat, a fraudster from Jaipur, Rajasthan, for his involvement in an online fraud case amounting to Rs 5.7 lakh. Kumawat, a resident of Sikar, was arrested after an FIR was filed on December 6, 2023, by Umed Singh, a resident of Naultha village.
Singh had reported that his Amazon seller account had been hacked, with the fraudsters changing the login ID and password to withdraw a sum of Rs 5,70,000. The investigation revealed that Kumawat used a fake Gmail ID and forged SIM cards to carry out the fraudulent activities.
After meticulous investigation, police traced Kumawat to Jaipur, where he was arrested. During the interrogation, Kumawat admitted to his role in the cybercrime. Authorities recovered eight mobile phones, 30 SIM cards, 22 credit and debit cards, and six stamps from his possession, which were used in the commission of the crime.
The accused, an M.Com graduate, was presented in court, where the police obtained a two-day remand for further questioning. The investigation is ongoing, and police are looking into whether other individuals were involved in the scam.
