Delhi Police has arrested four people for cheating a person of Rs 31.55 lakh by threatening them. Police said that the arrested accused have links with China. They have been identified as Dev Bhati (36), Robin Solanki (25), Vishnu Solanki (20) and Akash Kumar Jain (31).
According to the police, an online complaint was received on July 18, in which the complainant had alleged that he had received a call on July 13. In this the caller told him that a mobile SIM issued in his name had been used in many incidents. The police is searching for him.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) M Harsh Vardhan said that the caller told the victim that FIRs have been registered against him in about 17 cases including Aram Bagh in Lucknow. The SIM issued in his name has been used to commit serious crimes like money laundering and human trafficking.
He told that the accused cheated Rs 31.55 lakh by threatening the victim. After this he lodged a complaint in the police station. During the police investigation, details of the bank accounts to which the defrauded amount was transferred were obtained. This revealed that bank accounts were opened in many cities and names.
Transactions worth crores of rupees took place in these bank accounts in a short time and the deposited amount was immediately transferred to many other bank accounts. On the basis of all the clues, accused Dev Bhati was arrested on 26 July. Later on July 28, two other accused Robin and Vishnu were arrested.
During interrogation of the accused, it was revealed that within two days, Rs 1.25 crore was deposited in Dev Bhati’s bank account. On July 31, Akash Kumar Jain was arrested from Mahipalpur, Delhi. He is the main operator of all accounts. He is in contact with fraudsters working from China through social media.
Police have recovered seven mobile phones and a laptop used in the crime. More than 150 bank accounts have been detected, which were used by the accused to deposit the fraudulent amount. Further investigation is ongoing in this matter. The accused are being interrogated.