Chandigarh Cyber Cell has exposed a big cyber fraud and arrested two accused from Lucknow. These accused named Hamza Harman and Mohammad Asad cheated a person of Rs 52 lakh. A total of five accused have been arrested in this case so far.
The fraudsters called the victim Harinath and told him that a SIM issued on his Aadhar card has been used in illegal activities. After this, he was connected to a fake police officer, who threatened to implicate him in the Naresh Goyal money laundering case. The accused claimed that suspicious transactions worth Rs 6 crore 80 lakh have taken place in the victim’s bank account.
Transferred Rs 52 lakh to different accounts
Becoming threatened and deceived, the victim transferred a total of Rs 52 lakh to different accounts through RTGS, UPI and net banking. The police arrested these two accused from Lucknow on the information of already arrested accused Hasnain Haider. Investigation has revealed that cases of fraud are also registered against these accused in Delhi. Police are searching for other members of the gang.
