The accused is a 28-year-old tour-and-travel operator from Dehradun and a 30-year-old Uttar Pradesh resident. The duo was in contact with some Chinese nationals on a messaging app, police said
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In a major breakthrough, the Delhi Police claimed to have busted a gang of cyber fraudsters who duped people on the pretext of providing cheap flight tickets, news agency PTI reported. The police officers have also arrested two persons from Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh in this connection, an officer said on Friday.
The duo has been identified as 28-year-old Tanuj Agarwal, a tour and travel operator from Dehradun, and Tanveer (30), a resident of Deoband in Uttar Pradesh. The accused were in contact with some Chinese nationals on a messaging app, police said.
The officer, while highlighting the incident, said, "The case came to light after a complainant, Dikson Singh from the Civil Lines area, alleged that he lost Rs 50,000 while trying to book low-cost flight tickets for his family to Kerala."
“The complainant said that he had come across an online advertisement offering discounted tickets and was tricked into transferring the money after clicking on a fraudulent payment link,” he further said, adding, “A case was registered at the Cyber police station in the north district, and a probe was launched."
During the investigation, the police found that the complainant's money was transferred into a bank account of UTM Tourism Services Pvt Ltd, operated by Agarwal, reported PTI. The officer further said that he was arrested in Dehradun's Sahastradhara Road area on September 16.
Agarwal revealed that he had given his account to Tanveer, who was in contact with some Chinese nationals on a messaging app. On Tanveer's insistence, Agarwal allowed the use of his account in exchange for Rs 65,000, police said.
The officer informed that Tanveer was tracked to Deoband and arrested on September 18. During interrogation, he told police that he had been supplying bank account details to foreign handlers through the messaging app in return for Rs 1 to 1.5 lakh per account, PTI reported.
"Verification revealed that at least 25 complaints of cyber fraud across different states are linked to this account," the officer added.
Police seized a chequebook in the name of UTM Tourism Services Pvt Ltd as well as two mobile phones from the offenders. According to authorities, further investigation is underway to identify the foreign handlers and track the money route.
(With inputs from PTI)
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