A 2019 cyber fraud case involving Rs71,625 stolen from a city resident’s credit card led to the arrest of a man named Pankaj Meena from Jaipur. The State Cyber Cell made the arrest on Thursday after tracing unauthorized transactions linked to social media advertisements.
The complaint was filed by Vivek, a city resident, who reported six fraudulent transactions on his credit card on February 28, 2019. Alerted by suspicious deduction notifications, Vivek quickly contacted the Cyber Cell.
Working under the leadership of Cyber Cell SP Sabyasachi Saraf, investigators registered an FIR under Section 420 of the IPC, and Sections 66-C and 66-D of the IT Act. The probe led cyber experts to a social media ID associated with the withdrawn funds.
The trail pointed to Pankaj Meena, whose social media-linked account received the stolen money. Although he did not directly carry out the theft, his failure to disclose the unauthorized credit raised suspicion, making him a key accused.
According to ASI Ram Bajpayee, Pankaj’s role was critical in the money laundering aspect of the case. Authorities have successfully recovered and returned the entire amount to Vivek.
The investigation is ongoing to identify the primary culprit responsible for extracting the credit card data and initiating the fraud.
