Davanagere police arrest Gujarat man in Rs 150 crore cyber fraud case

DAVANAGERE: The Davanagere police have uncovered a major cybercrime racket wherein a complainant was also involved in the scam. The police also uncovered that transactions of Rs 150 crore had been carried out in the scammer’s account and now plan to hand over the case to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

The complaintant Pramod had initially reported losing Rs 52 lakh to cyber fraudsters, leading to the arrest of Syed Arfath from Belur. Further investigation led to the arrest of Sanjay Kunt from Ahmedabad in Gujarat, who revealed that he was involved in selling current accounts to fraudsters. Pramod was also found to be part of the gang, opening current accounts and selling them to fraudsters for a commission.

The police have frozen Rs 18 crore in Arfath’s account and found that Rs 132 crore was withdrawn from various bank accounts in just two months. The transactions were related to online gaming, gambling, and fake trading, with money being deposited from Dubai and other sources, Police Superintendent Uma Prashant said.

The case will be transferred to the CID for further investigation, as it involves a large-scale cybercrime network. The police are working to identify and apprehend other members of the gang. The police are urging people to be cautious and report any suspicious transactions to the authorities, the SP added.