2 ACCUSED PERSONS ARRESTED WHO USED TO GIVE ADVERTISEMENT ON FACEBOOK FOR VISA INTERVIEW THROUGH VFS GLOBAL COMPANY THEY USED TO PROVIDE MOBILE PHONE NUMBER ON THE SAME ADVERTISEMENT TO LET INNOCENT PERSON CONTACT THEM DURING CONVERSATION WITH INNOCENT PERSONS, THEY USED TO PROVIDE ACCOUNT NUMBER FOR PAYMENTS. FRAUDUSTERS HAVE CHEATED MORE THEN 500 PERSONS. MORE THAN 20 BANK ACCOUNTS HAVE BEEN USED FOR TRANSACTION OF FRAUD MONEY BY ACCUSED PERSONS. ACCUSED PERSONS USED TO DELETE FACEBOOK ACCOUNT / PROFILE AFTER ONE OR TWO MONTHS AND WOULD CREATE A NEW FAKE ACCOUNT. ACCUSED DINESH KUMAR YADAV HAS CONTESTED LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ELECTION AS INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE FROM HARLAKHI CONSTITUENCY IN THE YEAR 2020. PRESENTLY, HE IS STATE SECRETARY, IN JAN ADHIKAR PARTY (L), LEAD BY SHRI RAJESH RANJAN @ PAPPU YADAV RS. ONE LAC CASH, 6 MOBILE PHONES AND 6 SIMS, ONE LAPTOP USED IN COMMISSION OF CRIME, 16 DEBIT CARDS OF VARIOUS BANK ACCOUNTS IN VARIOUS NAMES, SEVERAL PASS BOOKS AND CHEQUE BOOKS OF VARIOUS BANKS IN WHICH CHEATED MONEY WAS CREDITED HAS RECEOVERED. RS. 2.5 LAKH GOT FREEZED IN VARIOUS BANK ACCOUNTS
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Complainant Mohd. Asker R/o Paharganj has reported that his friend Sheeju (based in Poland) has requested him for man power supply there and asked him to arrange candidates for him from India. He arranged 30 candidates for him. In the mean time, he came across one page on Facebook pertaining to Arayan Travels wherein they claimed to provide an approved agent for arranging appointments with VFS. VFS is the agency which is world’s largest visa outsourcing and technology services specialist for government and diplomatic missions worldwide.
The company manages the administrative and non-judgmental tasks related to Visa, Passport and consular services for its client governments. Complainant called over the given mobile number and the receiver confirmed his name as Ranjan and informed that he is selected authorized vendors of VFS and can arrange appointments with nominal charge of Rs 35000/- per candidate.
As the complainant had to arrange appointments of much larger numbers, the fee was decided Rs 30,000/- per candidate. Complainant gave the details of 76 persons to him and amount of Rs 17,60,500/- was transferred by the complainant to the bank accounts provided by the said Mr. Ranjan. After 2-3 days, Ranjan sent the appointments through mail ID.
When the candidates went to the concerned office, it was found that said appointment letters were fake and when he tried to contact over the given number, the same was found switched off. On the basis of his compliant a case vide FIR No. 61/22 dated 22.12.2022 u/s 419/420/468/471/120B IPC, PS Cyber Central was registered and investigation was taken up.
TEAM AND INVESTIGATION:- Keeping in mind the sensitivity of the offence, a team comprising SI Dhirendra Kanwar, ASI Sanjay Kumar Singh, HC Omveer Singh, HC Arun Kumar, HC Tejvir, Ct Jogendra, CT Khem Singh and other staff headed by Inspr Khemendra Pal Singh SHO/PS Cyber Central under the supervision of Shri Ajay Kumar Singh, ACP/Operation was constituted.
During the investigation, the details of beneficiary bank account were obtained. It revealed that most of the alleged bank accounts were opened in Madhubani, Bihar. The money was also withdrawn from there. CCTV footage of ATMs was also obtained.
It was known that accused used to transfer the amount from one bank account to other. The ownership of the mobile phones used in commission of crime also pertains to the same area. On 11.01.2023, a team was sent to Madubani, Bihar in search of the accused. On 13.01.2023, accused Dinesh Kumar Yadav and Praveen Kumar were apprehended from Jainagar, Madubani, Bihar. (SUBHEAD)INTERROGATION : Shweta Chauhan IPS DCP Central said during sustained interrogation, accused persons confessed the crime. Accused Praveen Kumar disclosed that he had worked in Malaysia as factory worker. During the process of getting visa, he came to know the various process of getting Visa. Accused used to make fake profile on Facebook. In which they used to mention that they are authorized person for visa interview appointment in VFS global. When the victim used to trap in net, they would get the money transferred in bank accounts opened in different banks from different names.
Accused used to send fake appointment letters to the victims. They used to delete the profile after one or two months and would create a new fake account. Accused used to arrange bank accounts and sim cards from other persons’ names on a price of Rs 40,000/- to Rs 50,000/-. Accused further disclosed that they had purchased land from the cheated money and opened a building material shop from the cheated money.
KNOW THE ACCUSED
Dinesh Kumar Yadav (age 39 years) s/o Shri Devnarayan Yadav r/o Madhubani, Bihar. He is 12th pass from Madhubani, Bihar. He is married and has four children. He has contested legislative Assembly Election as Independent candidate from Harlakhi Constituency in the year 2020. Presently, he is State Secretary in Jan Adhikar Party (L), lead by Shri Rajesh Ranjan @ Pappu Yadav
Praveen Kumar (38 years) s/o Shri Devnarayan Yadav r/o Madhubani, Bihar. He is 10th pass and has a building material shop.
RECOVERY:- Rs. One lac Cash. 2. 6 Mobile phones and 6 Sim cards used in commission of crime.. One Laptop used in commission of Crime. 16 Debit Cards of various bank accounts in various names Several Pass books and Cheque books of various banks in which cheated money were credited.
Further investigation is underway.
