Cyber fraud case in Shivamogga: Man held for providing bank account information to online criminals
Shivamogga: In a cyber crime case reported from Shivamogga, a man in the city has been held for providing information related to bank accounts of people to online fraudsters.
Sharath Kumar, also called Gunda and a resident of Tunga Nagar, is learned to be a driver by profession. He allegedly asked his friend Amit for details related to his bank account, along with passbook, ATM card and mobile phone numbers. As he was assured a payment of commission once a fortnight, Amit, who runs a tea stall, agreed and provided Sharath the details.
Sometime later, however, Sharath is said to have told Amit that his bank account was frozen. Amit, however, turned suspicious and paid a visit to the bank branch to inquire, only to learn that 51 cyber crime cases had been filed against his bank account.
Shocked by the news, Amit filed a police complaint. The officers, who registered a case, probed the matter and arrested Sharath, who has been sent to judicial custody.
Eighteen passbooks, 25 ATM cards, seven cheque books, two mobile phones and two QR codes have been seized from the arrested man. It has been found that more than 96 cases of fraud have been filed across the country against 19 fake bank accounts owned by Sharath. He reportedly used the accounts to dupe citizens of about Rs 55,43,56,248. Also, a sum of Rs 11,48,42,898 was found to have been transferred from the 19 accounts.
Additional Superintendents of Police Kariappa and Ramesh, Cyber Crime DySP Krishnamurthy and Inspector Manjunath led the investigation, under guidance from Shivamogga Superintendent of Police B Nikhil.
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