4 held for 2.1-cr cyber fraud cases
Kolkata: Two individuals from south Kolkata were detained by the Kolkata Police for selling SIM cards to cybercriminals, and two males from Eco Park were detained for renting accounts to cybercriminals in return for money. Fraudulent funds received through fraudulent gaming applications were parked in the accounts.
On Thursday, Amit Kumar Sharma (31), from Tiljala, and Mahim Mandal (30) were picked up from Ekdalia. The accused allegedly plotted with others to issue SIM cards by misusing consumer data. These were subsequently given to racketeers, who used them to carry out fraudulent transactions totalling Rs 2 crore.
Accused Shabaz Ali and his assistant, Manish Yadav, were taken into custody by Eco Park PS police on Thursday after Hatiara resident Kartick Rajbanshi filed a complaint. Rajbanshi asserted that Ali, who transfers money related to gambling, had approached him and persuaded him to utilise his bank account as a conduit for transactions. After the National Cyber Crime Portal informed Rajbanshi of the fraud, Rs 1,20,000 was subsequently transferred through his account, which was subsequently frozen.
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