New Delhi, The Delhi Police has arrested two alleged kingpins of a Jamtara-based cyber fraud network who had been absconding for over five years in a case involving the siphoning off of ₹ 27.10 lakh through a fake bank website, an official said on Tuesday.
However, Mehruddin and Arsad had been evading arrest despite repeated raids. Non-bailable warrants had also been issued against them by the court, they added. The accused, Md Mehruddin Ansari and Md Arsad Ansari , surrendered before a court at Patiala House on October 30 and were subsequently arrested, he said. An FIR was registered at the Special Cell police station on July 8, 2021, and an investigation was initiated.
“The case dates back to July 2021, when a complaint was filed by Bishwajeet Paul, who was allegedly duped after searching for Canara Bank’s customer care number on Google in connection with a cheque-related query,” police said in a statement. The complainant contacted a number displayed in the search results and was subsequently sent a link to a fraudulent website customercomplaintregisters.com designed to resemble the official Canara Bank website, police said. “Investigators found that the fake Canara Bank website used to dupe the complainant was allegedly designed by Mehruddin and Arsad Ansari, both residents of Jamtara district in Jharkhand,” a senior police officer said. A chargesheet was filed against two of them, while six others were subsequently arrested and are currently out on regular bail, police said.
Eight accused had earlier been arrested in the case, including those allegedly involved in arranging and operating beneficiary bank accounts and facilitating the withdrawal and transfer of the cheated money.
