In the two cases of online fraud reported in the city,a businessman was robbed of around Rs 19 lakh while Rs 5 lakh was illegally transferred from the bank account of a furniture firm on Bhandarkar Road. The businessman,Rajesh Bipinchandra Kamdar (42),a resident of Nana Peth,lodged a complaint at Koregaon Park police station. Police said Kamdar is the owner of S S Corporation on North Main Road in Koregaon Park. The company has its accounts in Pune Camp branch of Dena Bank. On September 12,without Kamdars knowledge,Rs 19 lakh were transferred from the companys account to 10 other accounts of different banks across the country,they added. Police said a complaint under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act was registered against 10 bank account holders. Police have identified them as Shiv Traders,IDBI Bank,Bhopal,Fax Enterprises,ING Vyasya Bank,Malad,Mumbai,Amit Kunti,Indusind Bank,Jaipur,Soni Enterprises,Rakesh Singh,Axis Bank,Bangalore,Akhilesh Yadav,HDFC Bank,Bhopal,Arun Sushilkumar,HDFC Bank,Vile Parle,Mumbai,Ramunav Technology,Yes Bank,Monu Kumar,ICICI Bank,Delhi,Rahul Kumar,HDFC Bank. Police inspector Rajendra Mulik is investigating the case. In another case,Rs 5 lakh was illegally transferred from the bank account of Space Saver Modular Furniture Private Limited in Shivajinagar between September 2 and September 4. Vijay Namdev Alhat (45),a resident of Kakade City in Karve Nagar,who is the accounts officer with the firm,lodged a complaint at Kothrud police station. Police said the firm has its account in Bank of Maharashtras Paud Road branch in Kothrud. Without permission of the firm,Rs 5 lakh were transferred from its account into accounts in HDFC,Axis and Dhanlaxmi banks. Police suspect these accounts were hacked for committing the crime.
