Faridabad Police on Tuesday announced the arrest of three individuals involved in a Rs40 lakh digital fraud. The accused, Gaurav, Sunny, and Harshit, all hailing from Rajasthan, were apprehended on Monday and subsequently remanded to four days in police custody after appearing before a city court.
The fraud was discovered after a woman from Omaxe Green Valley, Faridabad, lodged a complaint in November. According to the complaint, the victim received a call from someone claiming to be from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), warning her that her mobile number was about to be blocked. The call was then transferred to a person posing as an official from the Mumbai Police, who falsely accused her of being involved in illegal transactions from a Canara Bank account linked to her Aadhaar card. The fraudsters informed her that transactions worth Rs6 crore had been made from this account.
The accused then threatened the woman with arrest and extorted Rs40 lakh from her. Based on her complaint, the police initiated an investigation and arrested the three individuals.
During interrogation, it was revealed that Gaurav’s bank account had been used to transfer Rs2.40 lakh of the fraudulent money. He had shared the account details with Sunny, who then passed the information to Harshit, who would send the money to the cyber criminals.
The investigation is ongoing, with authorities exploring the full extent of the fraud network.
