Two Held by Ullal Police in Online Fraud case
Mangaluru: The investigation officer in crime number 244/2017 under section 419, 417, 406, 420 and 34 IPC and 66 IT act arrested two persons from Delhi.
The arrested have been identified as Lalthan Mawia (34), a native of Mizoram and Khup Boih (32) from Manipur.
According to the police on May 31, Violet D’Souza filed a complaint in the Ullal Police Station that she had received an email from Royal Bank Scotland, New Delhi about the gifts and foreign currency to be sent to her. In this regard, she also received another call in her friend’s name asking her to receive the gifts and foreign currency after following the Bank’s certain norms. The accused asked the complainant to deposit some amount as procedure charges to the bank. According to their demand, the complainant transferred Rs 21,58,200/- to the account of the accused. But the complainant did not receive any gift nor any foreign currency. The accused were creating fake websites and cheating people.
Under the able direction of Police Commissioner Chandra Sekhar and under the able guidance of DCP Law and Order Shantharaju, DCP Crime and Traffic Hanumantharaya and ACP Shruti, the operation was carried out by Ullal Police Inspector K R Gopikrishna, PSI Rajendra B and ASI Vijayraj who went to Vikaspur New Delhi and arrested the accused.
The police commissioner has requested the public not to fall prey to online fraud.
“According to their demand, the complainant transferred Rs 21,58,200/- to the account of the accused…” – Report.
I almost fell off the chair! Helloo…..This is year 2017!!!!!!! There are still people who believe in these free gifts and transfer huge amounts to unknown people?? Unbelievable. I’m glad that the culprits were from India and Police have managed to catch them. What if these guys were operating from a foreign location like Kenya or Nigeria?
How many senior police officials does it take to give directions? Everyone wants to take credit for something a sub-inspector did?