Jammu, Oct 7: The cyber wing of Jammu and Kashmir police has uncovered an online fraud involving Rs 4.4 crore with the arrest of three accused from Surat who had kept a Jammu-based businessman under digital arrest.
The fraud came to light, when the businessman lodged a written complaint at the cyber police station, alleging that he had been defrauded of huge amounts of money by cyber criminals impersonating as law enforcement officials, Senior Superintendent of Police, Jammu, Joginder Singh said in a Press Conference.
The SSP said the fraudsters falsely accused the complainant of being involved in money laundering using his Aadhaar and SIM credentials & after keeping him under digital arrest, they deceitfully coerced the victim into transferring Rs 4,44,20,000 across multiple bank accounts through a series of transactions.
SSP said an FIR under Section 66D of the Information Technology Act read with relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) was registered and a detailed investigation was launched.
During the investigation, the cyber police team traced the money trail, examined bank transactions, scrutinised mobile communications, and analysed digital footprints linked to the fraud.
SSP added that the investigation revealed that the network involved in the fraud was primarily operating from Gujarat. Based on credible intelligence, a special investigation team was deputed to Surat and in a well-coordinated operation, three accused were arrested.
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