A probe had begun after a person was cheated of Rs 20 lakh in an online investment racket. Two of the accounts used in the racket belonged to Rahatkikar and Khedkar
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Two persons have been arrested for allegedly sharing bank details with international cyber criminals, a Mumbai police official said on Thursday, reported news agency PTI.
Mookbashir Hidayatullah Rahatkikar and Suraj Khedkar were arrested by cyber police of north region on Wednesday, he said, reported PTI.
"A probe had begun after a person was cheated of Rs 20 lakh in an online investment racket. Two of the accounts used in the racket belonged to Rahatkikar and Khedkar. The duo was in contact with international cyber fraudsters and provided them access to Indian bank accounts. They were picked from Ahilyanagar and Pune," he said, reported PTI.
"The accused used to collect bank details of victims by luring them with holiday packages at popular tourist sites. The gang was paying commissions to individuals like Mookbashir and Khedkar to open accounts to be used for online crime activities. They have been remanded in police custody. Further probe is on," he said, reported PTI.
Six held for duping firm of Rs 1.93 cr; gang's Chinese associates convert amount into cryptocurrency
In another case, six persons of a gang were arrested for allegedly cheating a company of Rs 1.93 crore after misusing the identity of its director in Whatsapp chats with a staffer, a police official said on Thursday, reported PTI.
After the money was transferred, it was withdrawn by a member of this syndicate in China, who then converted it into cryptocurrency, the official informed.
"Our probe has found the bank accounts used in the current case were previously used in 11 cases of cyber fraud. Further investigations in the scale of the racket are underway," the official said, reported PTI.
"Between April 12 and 15, the secretary of a prominent firm received a WhatsApp message from an unidentified number. The sender claimed he was the director of the company. The secretary responded since the Whatsapp display picture was that of the company director. On the sender's directions, the secretary transferred Rs 1.93 crore of the company to an account provided by the former," he said, reported PTI.
It was later that the company secretary was told that the director had not asked for any money to be transferred, following which they approached West Region cyber police station.
"As part of the probe, the bank accounts that were used to deposit money and the route of the transferred amount were examined. It was found that the beneficiary account holders were in Mumbai along with other members of the syndicate. The accused had opened accounts using bogus documents," the official said, reported PTI.
The accused were given cheque books, cards along with passwords etc for internet banking, the official said.
The probe led to the arrests of Shubham Kunjir (28), a resident of Pune, Akshay Shelke (28) of Nashik, Ujjawal Ram Awadhesh Kumar Singh (29) from Andheri; Shubhamkumar Singh Pardesi alias Rajput (28) of Nashik, Goa's Aditya Shinde (31) and Aryan Mishra alias Sinchan Nehra (33) from Lucknow, the official said, reported PTI.
(With inputs from PTI)
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