GANG MEMBERS EXTORTED 1.8 CRORE FROM A RETIRED OFFICER. MONEY EXTORTED BY THREATENING VICTIM TO POST AN OBSCENE VIDEO ON SOCIAL MEDIA. GANG USED MORE THAN TWENTY BANK ACCOUNTS FOR TRANSACTION.
Face2News/New Delhi
A team of ISC, Crime Branch, Delhi has busted a Gang of cyber fraudster/sextortionist and arrested 03 accused persons namely (1) Jarif, 30 years R/o Village Bas Nandera, Tehsil Kama, District Bharatpur, Rajasthan (2) Neeraj, 22 years R/o Village Agaryala, District Mathura, Uttar Pradesh and (3) Ajit Singh, 23 years R/o Village Agaryala, District Mathura, Uttar Pradesh from Mathura, Uttar Pradesh and Bharatpur, Rajasthan.
Mr. Ravindra Singh Yadav, IPS, Special Commissioner of Police, Crime, said, information received in Inter State Cell that a retired Commandant from ITBP had filed complaint to South West District Police, in which he alleged that he came across a lady on ‘Whatsapp’, who threatened him to viral an obscene video on various social media.
Subsequently, he received a phone call from a person, who posed himself as Inspector Ram Kumar Malhotra from Crime Branch, Delhi Police and extorted money on pretext to block the obscene video on social media.
Later he was told by the sextortionist gang that the girl, who had called the victim, had committed suicide in Rajasthan and further told the victim that matter has now become complicated and murder case will be registered against him. Further, they extorted money pretend of to be senior police officers and officials of MHA, at different intervals to close the murder case.Mr. Ravindra Singh Yadav, IPS, Special Commissioner of Police, Crime, said, information received in Inter State Cell that a retired Commandant from ITBP had filed complaint to South West District Police, in which he alleged that he came across a lady on ‘Whatsapp’, who threatened him to viral an obscene video on various social media.Subsequently, he received a phone call from a person, who posed himself as Inspector Ram Kumar Malhotra from Crime Branch, Delhi Police and extorted money on pretext to block the obscene video on social media. Later he was told by the sextortionist gang that the girl, who had called the victim, had committed suicide in Rajasthan
In the sequence of incidents, the accused persons had extorted a total sum of about 1.8 Crore. Even after that, they were demanding more money from the complainant. Thereafter, the victim had filed complaint in South-West District and he himself registered a case vide e-FIR No. 47/2023, u/s 379 IPC P.S Vasant Kunj South.
To crack the case and to arrest the accused persons, a team comprising of SI Ravinder Hooda, SI Devinder Malik, SI Manoj Meena, ASI Virender, ASI Md. Rahisuddin, HC Nemi Chand, HC Vikash, HC Narender, HC Shaitan Singh and Ct. Parveen under the leadership of Inspr. Shivraj Singh Bisht and under the close supervision of Sh. Ramesh Chander Lamba, ACP/ISC was constituted by Sh. Amit Goel DCP/Crime and Sh. S.D. Mishra Jt.CP/Crime.
The team of ISC collected information and analyzed details of more than 200 mobile phones and obtained details of more than 20 bank accounts of various banks. After analysis of the bank accounts details, it was revealed that alleged persons had extorted about 1.80 crore rupees.
Further, after technical analysis, it has established that they used to operate the gang from Mathura and Bharatpur from different mobile phone numbers.
The team conducted a raid at Mathura, UP and Bharatpur, Rajsthan, and apprehended three accused persons namely (1) Jarif, 30 years R/o Village Bas Nandera, Tehsil Kama, District Bharatpur, Rajasthan (2) Neeraj, 22 years R/o Village Agaryala, District Mathura, Uttar Pradesh and (3) Ajit Singh, 23 years R/o Village Agaryala, District Mathura, Uttar Pradesh from Mathura, Uttar Pradesh and Bharatpur, Rajasthan.
PROFILE OF ACCUSED PERSONS: Neeraj: He along with his family has been residing at village Agaryala, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. He had studied upto 8th class only. He met with other accused persons and got opened a bank account in his name at Mathura and. But ATM card, cheque book & other bank account related documents are not with him. He received cash from the other accused to provide his bank account for using the same forin cheating. Rs. 17.5 lacs were transferred in his account.
Ajeet: He is resident of Agaryala, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. He had studied upto 2nd class only. He met with other accused persons and got opened a bank account in his name at Mathura and. But ATM card, cheque book & other bank account related documents are not with him. He received cash from the other accused to provide his bank account for using the same for in cheating. Rs. 41.5 lacs were transferred in his account.
Jarif: He has 04 brothers and 03 sisters. He had studied upto 5th class only. He was married in 2012 and having 04 children. To make easy money, he entered in world of online fraud. He is one of the main conspirators. He along with the other accused persons has extorted Rs. 1.8 crore. He, pretend to be a Youtube official, had talked the victim. He purchased a Thar, a plot and agriculture land with the extorted money.
CASE WORKED OUT: . e-FIR No. 000047/2023, U/s 379 IPC, PS Vasant Kunj, Delhi. FIR No. 24/2023 u/s 384/419/420 IPC, PS Special Cell, Delhi.
RECOVERY:l One Mahindra Thar