Panaji: Goa police on Friday arrested a Kerala native Rijas K for his role in an alleged high-value cyber fraud case amounting to over Rs 2.6 crore.
SP (Crime branch) Rahul Gupta said that the Cyber Crime police station registered a first information report (FIR) based on a complaint from a Margao woman. According to the complaint, the victim received multiple phone calls and WhatsApp messages from individuals impersonating senior officials from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Mumbai.
“Using mobile number +91 90xxx85182 and WhatsApp numbers +91 967xxx2769 and +91 814xxx0910, the accused falsely informed the complainant that a police complaint was registered against her name and Aadhaar number,” Gupta said. “The fraudsters further sent a forged Supreme Court order and coerced the complainant into transferring a total of Rs 2.6 crore into various bank accounts.”
During the investigation, it was found that an amount of over Rs 76 lakh was credited on May 22, in two separate transactions to a bank account, which was identified to be in the name of one Rijas K, a resident of Kozhikode, Kerala, the SP said.
A team from the Cyber Crime police station proceeded to Kozhikode. “With the assistance of local police, Rijas K (age 35 years) was apprehended and placed under arrest,” he said.
During custodial interrogation, it was revealed that the accused is a habitual cyber fraudster and is involved in at least 11 cybercrimes across India, with the total fraud amount estimated to be around Rs 22 crore.
SP (Crime branch) Rahul Gupta said that the Cyber Crime police station registered a first information report (FIR) based on a complaint from a Margao woman. According to the complaint, the victim received multiple phone calls and WhatsApp messages from individuals impersonating senior officials from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Mumbai.
“Using mobile number +91 90xxx85182 and WhatsApp numbers +91 967xxx2769 and +91 814xxx0910, the accused falsely informed the complainant that a police complaint was registered against her name and Aadhaar number,” Gupta said. “The fraudsters further sent a forged Supreme Court order and coerced the complainant into transferring a total of Rs 2.6 crore into various bank accounts.”
During the investigation, it was found that an amount of over Rs 76 lakh was credited on May 22, in two separate transactions to a bank account, which was identified to be in the name of one Rijas K, a resident of Kozhikode, Kerala, the SP said.
A team from the Cyber Crime police station proceeded to Kozhikode. “With the assistance of local police, Rijas K (age 35 years) was apprehended and placed under arrest,” he said.
During custodial interrogation, it was revealed that the accused is a habitual cyber fraudster and is involved in at least 11 cybercrimes across India, with the total fraud amount estimated to be around Rs 22 crore.
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