New Delhi, June 16: The police at the Okhla Industrial Area have cracked a cyber fraud case under ‘Operation Pre-Cyhawk.’ The case involved an unauthorized transfer of ₹99,000, leading to the swift arrest of three suspects from Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan.
Anup Halder, a resident of Okhla Phase-1, reported to the police that he received an unknown link on his mobile phone. Upon clicking the link, his device was hacked, resulting in the withdrawal of ₹99,000 from his Kotak Mahindra Bank account. He promptly alerted the National Cyber Fraud Helpline at 1930.
During the investigation, police meticulously traced the digital money trail, identifying the account in Jhunjhunu where the funds were transferred. Based on the gathered evidence, an FIR was registered at the Okhla Industrial Area police station, and Sub-Inspector Sanjay Meena was assigned to the case.
Sanjay Meena, along with Head Constable Dharmapal and Constable Jai Ram, quickly traveled to Rajasthan and apprehended Rajat, the individual who received the funds. Interrogation revealed that this account was opened and operated with the assistance of Mitesh and Manoj Kumar. They had used it as a ‘mule account’ to transfer the fraudulently obtained money.
Despite attempts to evade capture by communicating only through voice and WhatsApp calls while keeping their phones switched off, the team, aided by Assistant Sub-Inspector Rakhi and Head Constable Abhay, utilized continuous technical surveillance, digital analysis, and cyber investigation to locate and arrest the suspects in a rented house in Nawalgarh, Rajasthan.
During this operation, all three suspects were arrested, and evidence including ₹21,000 in cash, WhatsApp chats linking the conspirators, the beneficiary’s bank passbook, and an Aadhaar card were recovered, proving crucial to the case.
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