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Three arrested in Gurugram fake e-challan cyber fraud case; Bank accounts supplied for Rs 7,500

Gurugram, Oct 19 (UNI) Gurugram Police have arrested three men from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, for allegedly providing their bank accounts to cybercriminals involved in online fraud using fake e-challan SMS messages, and for purportedly receiving Rs 7,500 in return for providing the accounts, which were used to route money obtained through cyber fraud.
The arrests were made on October 18 by a team of Cyber Crime Police Station West, Gurugram, in connection with a case involving the fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 1.35 lakh from a victim’s bank account.
According to the complaint, the victim received an SMS on September 21, from an unknown number claiming that payment of a traffic challan for his car was pending. The message contained a link directing him to make the payment immediately.
Believing the message to be genuine, the victim accessed the link and entered the requested information. The following day, Rs 1.35 lakh was fraudulently withdrawn from his bank account.
The victim lodged a complaint at Cyber Crime Police Station West on September 24, following which a case was registered under the relevant provisions of law.
The arrested accused have been identified as Rohit, 20, a resident of Bhim Nagar, Gwalior; Krishna, 20, a resident of Kamarpura, Gwalior; and Dheeraj, 25, a resident of Shri Nagar Basti, Thatipur, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
During interrogation and investigation, police found that Rs 70,000 belonging to the complainant had been credited to a bank account provided by the three accused to cybercriminals. In return for making the bank account available, the accused had allegedly received Rs 7,500.
Police said further legal action would be taken in accordance with the prescribed procedure, while the investigation into the case is continuing.
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