Mumbai: Battling the challenges of language and terrain in Kashmir, a team of Cyber Police from Mumbai tracked down two men involved in a Rs 11 lakh investment fraud, largely on the basis of technical analysis. The duo was brought to Mumbai and arrested.
The complainant transferred Rs 10.55 lakh. About 10 days later, the app showed that his balance was double the original investment. The police team picked up Abdul Khalid Ganai, 43, from Batmaloo. He led the investigators to Mohammad Yaqoob Mir, 28.
Two weeks later, Fonseca asked the complainant to download an app from Play Store and make investments through the ‘Online Customer Service’ bot in the app. But when he tried to withdraw it, he was unsuccessful. He eventually contacted the cyber crime helpline and an FIR was registered by North Cyber Police. A team led by DCP Bajrang Bansode and comprising senior inspector Pramod Kamble, inspector Sunil Lokhande, assistant inspector Rahul Khetre and sub-inspector Rohan Ahire started examining the money trail, details of the beneficiary bank account where the scammed funds had been transferred and KYC records. They found that the mobile number linked to the beneficiary bank account had been used only once and then switched off. A receiver of the scammed funds, Ganai was operating a mule account in the name of a firm, ‘Ice Point’. Mir was a facilitator whose task was to get mule accounts opened and ensure the scammed funds were transferred further to the mastermind. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Mumbai | Silver Rate in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai | Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Petrol Price in Mumbai | Diesel Price in Mumbai | CNG Price in Mumbai | LPG Price in Mumbai