(MOREPIC1) Face2News/New Delhi
The team of Cyber Police Station, South District has done appreciable work by arresting a cheat namely Siddharth Panigrahi @ Sagar who used to fraud through OLX app. in case FIR No. 44/2024 dated 06.05.2024, U/s 420/120-B IPC, PS Cyber South, Delhi. From his possession, 05 Mobile Phones (03 used in commission of crime & 02 Mobile Phones purchased from cheated money) were recovered.
A complainant reported at Police Station Cyber, South District that he had to purchase 25 Air conditioners (ACs) for which he searched the same on OLX app from where he got a mobile number. During conversation the caller convinced him regarding dealing and asked him to pay Rs. 2,00,000/- in a Bank Account through an online app as an advance amount. On 27/04/2024, he transferred the amount in 04 transactions in the Account provided by the caller. After that, the alleged did not respond to the phone calls of the complainant.
At this stage, he realized that he was defrauded. On his complaint a case vide FIR No. 44/2024 dated 06.05.2024, U/s 420/120-B IPC, was registered at PS Cyber South, Delhi and investigation was taken up.
During the course of investigation, a team comprising of SI Sandeep Saini, HC Vikas, HC Anil, HC Rajkumar led by SHO/Cyber South under overall supervision of ACP/Operation, South District was formed to act swiftly.
(SUBHEAD)Accordingly, the team collected all the relevant details related to the case. The complainant was questioned thoroughly to get more details about the cheat and modus operandi. Further, the details of mobile number through which the accused person called the complainant was obtained and minutely analyzed. The Bank Accounts in which the cheated money was sent were meticulously analyzed. The other relevant details of bank transactions were analyzed at length and logically verified.
Mr. Ankit Chauhan, IPS, Deputy Commissioner of Police, South District, said, all possible technical details about alleged persons were obtained and sources were deployed to track them. From the analysis of the relevant data related to the accused mobile phone number and Bank Account Number, the team managed to find out that the accused person was operating this type of scam from Odisha.
Thereafter, the team dispatched to Odisha and through surveillance and technical analysis, the accused person was arrested from Nayagarh, Odisha. Later on, he was identified as Siddharth Panigrahi @ Sagar. He confessed to the above said crime. From his possession, 03 mobile phones used in commission of crime and 02 mobile phone purchased from the cheated money were recovered. He was arrested.
PROFILE OF THE ACCUSED PERSON ARRESTED: Siddharth Panigrahi @ Sagar S/o Sudhanshu Bhusan Panigrahi R/o Rathagada Sahi, Old town, Naya Garh, PO Nayagarh Bazaar, Odisha, Age – 26 years. He was previously found to be involved in 08 criminal cases.
RECOVERY: –
05 Mobile Phones (03 used in commission of crime & 02 Mobile Phones purchased from cheated money).
MODUS OPERANDI: – He used to make fake accounts on OLX with mentioning different items pretending to be sold but he did not deliver any product and took part payments from victims as an advance amount.
The staff involved in good work is being suitably rewarded.
