Four held for duping Delhi-based CA of Rs 75,000 through fake bank app

“During investigation, it was revealed that the fraudster used a compromised credit card to purchase electronic and other items through the quick commerce portal Zepto, which were delivered to Charmwood Village in Faridabad. Technical analysis of the money trail was done and beneficiary details were received from Zepto. The team then identified and established the linkage of suspects with this fraud. The suspects were identified as the residents of the Lakkarpur village in Faridabad’s Surajkund,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Shahdara, Prashant Gautam.

Police then traced the fraud to a group that allegedly sourced SIM cards from a particular point-of-sale outlet to mask identities. Officers said one of the accused, Ashish Kumar Ojha (23), a former employee of a credit card sales firm, had access to customer data. This information was allegedly shared with co-accused Vivek Kumar (37), who developed a fake banking application resembling a real app.

Victims were then induced to install the APK through fraudulent calls, said police. Officers said four mobile phones, including the primary device used in the offence, were recovered during the operation. The other two arrested accused were identified as Abhishek Kumar Jha (24), and Ikrar (23), police said.