B'luru: Rajasthan gang busted for job fraud, cybercrime using student bank accounts
Bengaluru, Nov 15: Four members of a gang were arrested in Rajasthan for cheating people with fake job offers and engaging in cybercrime investment fraud using bank accounts opened in the names of college students, primarily from northern India, police said on Friday.
The accused, identified as Abhay Dhan Charan (19), Arvind Kumar (19), Pawan Bishnoi (18), and Sawai Singh (21), lured victims by promising part-time jobs at reputed companies, they added.
The arrests followed a complaint from a woman at CEN police station in Southeast Division, who was cheated of Rs 12,43,250 under the guise of securing her a part-time job. The money was deposited into a bank account held by a college student, which led authorities to uncover the gang's operation.
During the investigation, police discovered that the gang opened bank accounts in the names of college students.
They took possession of the students' passbooks, chequebooks, and other documents, using these accounts to facilitate fraudulent transactions.
Using technical surveillance, the police tracked down the suspects and arrested them from Udaipur and Jodhpur in Rajasthan.
Seized items included 19 mobile phones, two laptops, 20 SIM cards, 34 bank passbooks, and Rs 75,000 in cash, a senior police officer said.
"The gang targeted North Indian students studying in Bengaluru, offering Rs 2,000 as an incentive for opening bank accounts. Unaware of the fraudulent activities, the students allowed their accounts to be used by the gang. The fraudsters used these accounts to target people seeking part-time jobs or investment schemes, instructing victims to transfer money into the students’ accounts," he added.
The accused were in possession of the ATM cards, passbooks, and chequebooks of the bank accounts.
Once the money was deposited, the accused withdrew it and converted it into cryptocurrency, he said, adding, that further investigation is underway.
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2 men dragged for 300 metres by truck in Agra; locals save their lives
Agra, Dec 23: A truck driver dragged two people for about 300 metres in Agra under his vehicle, police on Monday said.
Some locals forced the driver to stop the truck and extricated the men from under the vehicle.
Police arrested the driver and seized the truck.
The two men, both residents of Nunhai in Agra, were going towards Rambagh from Waterworks when they met with an accident around 11 pm Sunday.
The driver, instead of stopping the truck sped up, trapping both of them underneath, police said.
"In the accident, two youths were dragged by a canter driver for about 300 metres. Later, some residents saved the youths by stopping the driver using force," Chhatta Police Station Inspector Pramod Kumar told PTI.
"The youths were sent for treatment at a nearby hospital and are still being treated, but are in stable condition. The youths were from Agra. The canter driver was arrested and the canter seized after the incident," he said.
A video of the incident that surfaced on social media showed the men shouting for help.
The video was purported to have been shot by a person passing by on a two-wheeler.
“पिछली पोस्ट में वीडियो में युवकों को मोटर साइकल सहित ट्रक वाला कई मीटर तक घसीटता हुआ ले जाता गया देखा था,
— Umashankar Singh उमाशंकर सिंह (@umashankarsingh) December 23, 2024
अब जनता द्वारा उस ट्रक ड्राइवर की ठुकाई पिटाई का समारोह देखिए।”#Agra@madanjournalist
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HORRIFYING!
— Sanjay Kishore (@saintkishore) December 23, 2024
In Agra, a truck driver dragged two men for 300 meters. Locals intervened, stopping the truck and saving the men. Both are stable but continue receiving treatment. The driver has been arrested and the truck seized.
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