Pune Cyber Police Bust Inter-State WhatsApp Scam, Rs 1.95 Crore Fraud Uncovered
· Free Press Journal
The Cyber Police Station of Pune City has arrested two accused of an inter-state cyber fraud gang involved in duping a company of Rs 1.95 crore by impersonating its owner on a WhatsApp call, officials said on Saturday.
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According to the police, a case has been registered under Sections 318(4), 319(2), 61(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 66D of the Information Technology Act at the Cyber Police Station.
The accused created a fake WhatsApp profile using the same display picture as the company’s owner and sent messages to an employee, instructing them to transfer funds on the pretext of making a client payment.
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During the investigation, police traced the Axis Bank account used in the crime to Shri Kannaya Enterprises in Belagavi, Karnataka. Acting on technical analysis and digital evidence, the cyber police team conducted an operation in Belagavi and arrested Ajay Ramvilas Yadav (22), a hardware businessman and son of the bank account holder, residing in Laxmi Nagar, Kakati, Belagavi.
Further investigation revealed that the bank account had been handed over on the instructions of another accused, Salman Gaus Mohiyoddin Ajnal (32), a resident of Jhatpat Colony, Angol, Belagavi, who was also arrested.
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The operation was carried out under the guidance of Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar, Joint Commissioner Ranjankumar Sharma, Additional Commissioner (Crime) Pankaj Deshmukh, Deputy Commissioner (Economic and Cyber Crimes) Vivek Masal, and Assistant Commissioner (Economic and Cyber Crimes) Shubhada Sankhye.
Meanwhile, Pune Cyber Police has urged citizens to remain alert against online scams involving promises of high returns in share trading, threats of arrest, fake parcel drug cases, electricity or gas disconnection warnings, and fraudulent KYC update messages.
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