Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Feb 7: The city police have arrested an accused in connection with a cyber fraud case involving Rs 46 lac, where the victim was deceived into investing in the stock market with promises of high returns.
The arrested accused is Junaid A K (32), a resident of Kozhikode in Kerala.
A case was registered under sections 66(D) and 66(5) of the IT Act and sections 308(2), 318(2), 336(3), and 112 of the Indian Penal Code. Investigations revealed that Rs 10 lac was transferred from the complainant’s account to an individual from West Bengal, who later transferred Rs 5 lac to a bank account in Kerala belonging to Ayesha Hadiya, daughter of Ashraf P T, a resident of Chanduparapath, Koduvally, Kozhikode, Kerala.
Further inquiry established that Ayesha Hadiya’s husband, Junaid A K, son of Abdul Khader, a resident of Achan Kandiyil, Madavoor, Kunnamangalam, Kozhikode, Kerala, withdrew the money along with another person under the instructions of a Mumbai-based individual named Babu. The duo handed over the amount to a person named Muneeb in exchange for a Rs 5,000 commission.
Based on the findings, Junaid A K was traced and arrested. He was produced before the court.
The operation was carried out under the guidance of city police commissioner Anupam Agrawal, DCP (law and order) Siddharth Goyal, and DCP (crime and traffic) Ravishankar. The investigation team, led by ACP Ravish Nayak, included CEN police station inspector Satish M P and sub-inspector Mohan. Efforts are underway to trace the remaining accused in the case.