The Delhi Police have arrested three Gurgaon residents who allegedly posed as CBI officers and duped a couple of Rs 5 lakh, claiming that their son was involved in a rape case. They also recovered five mobile phones, two debit cards, and froze Rs 2.11 lakh in bank accounts linked to the fraud.
The accused identified as Satish Kumar Yadav, Sunil Kumar, and Shivam were arrested from Gurgaon’s Sheetla Colony on December 17 based on the complaint from a woman, a resident of J-Block in C R Park, the police said.
Ankit Chauhan, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South Delhi), said that the incident happened six months ago when the woman’s husband had purportedly received a call from a man claiming to be a CBI Inspector who said their son was detained in a rape case and demanded Rs 5 lakh for his release.
“Anxious about their son’s safety, the woman had transferred the amount from her husband’s bank account. Later, when she contacted her son, she discovered he was safe and had not been detained,” Chauhan said
The South Delhi Cyber Police registered a case on June 12 under sections 170, 419, 420, and 120-B of the IPC, and a team led by Inspector Arun Kumar Verma (Station House Officer, Cyber) under the supervision of ACP, Operations.
“On analysing the mobile number from which the Whatsapp call was received, it was found that the call originated from out of the country,” DCP Chauhan said.
During further investigation, the police noted that the defrauded money was initially transferred to a bank account in the first beneficiary’s name, and on the same day, the funds were moved to five different accounts in Bikaner and Jaipur.
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Through technical analysis and surveillance, the team zeroed in on the suspects, the police said.
“During interrogation, they confessed to their involvement in the crime. Satish Yadav was responsible for managing mule accounts, receiving the defrauded money and transferring it to other accounts and withdrawing the amount from ATM to obscure the source. Sunil Kumar and Shivam were the beneficiaries of these accounts. Sunil used the stolen money to pay off his personal credit card bills, while Shivam withdrew the money through ATMs for his own use,” said DCP Chauhan.
Himanshu Harsh is a Correspondent with The Indian Express, currently leading on-the-ground coverage in Bihar. With a reporting career rooted in the complexities of the National Capital Region (NCR), Himanshu specializes in the critical intersection of law, crime, and civic governance.
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