New Delhi, March 17 (Agency) Six accused, including two Nigerian nationals, who were allegedly involved in an international online fraud were arrested by the staff of Cyber Police Station, Central Delhi on Thursday. The accused had duped over 500 people of crores of Rupees. The accused were identified as Bablu Singh Yadav (23), Kasim Khan (23), Afzal Khan (29), Vikas Bansal (27) and two Nigerians nationals named Musa (37) and Ifeanyi Valentine (33). Around 35 bank accounts and 27 debit cards of different banks were recovered from them, said Shweta Chauhan, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Central Delhi. According to the police, the gang was operational all over India for about seven years. On February 22, Shivani (Name Changed) working in a renowned hospital filed a complaint in the Cyber Police Station, Central Delhi and alleged that she came in contact with a person named Ankush through a matrimony . He introduced himself as a doctor and said that he is residing in the United Kingdom. He expressed his desire to marry her. After some days, he called her on WhatsApp and said that he was coming to India on February 22, and had booked a flight ticket for Mumbai Airport, as direct flight ticket for Delhi was not available. On February 23, she received a call from a woman named Meenakshi. She introduced herself as a staff member from custom department Mumbai Airport. She said that they had apprehended Ankush with illegal money amounting to 15000 pounds. She further demanded Rs 1,76,500 to release the person and money as processing fees, said Chauhan.
Ankush also sent a Whatsapp message to her about the confirmation. On the assurance of that person, she transferred an amount of Rs 1,76,500 in the bank account provided by the said Menakshi. The said woman further demanded money from the complainant on the pretext of GST and commission. The complainant noticed something fishy and discussed the matter with her friends. Subsequently, a case under sections 419/170/34 IPC, at Cyber Police Station, Central Delhi, was registered and investigation started. During investigation, bank details of beneficiary accounts in which the complainant transferred the money were obtained. It revealed that a large number of transactions were being done in said bank accounts. Further, the money credited in the accounts were being transferred to other bank accounts and withdrawn through ATMs immediately.
Various Bank accounts were opened in the name of one person to rotate the money. Details of all the bank accounts were collected from the various banks. Team further collected the details of ATMs from where money was withdrawn. CDRs of mobile phones used in commission of crime were also analyzed. The beneficiary bank account in which the complainant had transferred the money was found to be in the name of accused Bablu Kumar Yadav. On this input, he was apprehended and interrogated then he disclosed names of other accused. Later on, the remaining five accused were arrested by the police.