Daijiworld Media Network – Panaji
Panaji, Jun 22: Goa Police on Friday arrested a 35-year-old man from Kerala for his alleged involvement in a high-profile cyber fraud case amounting to over Rs 2.6 cr. The accused, identified as Rijas K, a resident of Kozhikode, is believed to be a habitual offender linked to multiple cybercrimes across the country.
Superintendent of Police (Crime Branch) Rahul Gupta said the Cyber Crime police station in Goa registered a case based on a complaint filed by a woman from Margao. According to the complaint, the victim had received numerous phone calls and WhatsApp messages from individuals impersonating senior officials from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Mumbai.
Using mobile and WhatsApp numbers including +91 90xxx85182, +91 967xxx2769, and +91 814xxx0910, the fraudsters informed the complainant that a police complaint was registered against her name and Aadhaar number. To make the fraud appear authentic, they even sent her a forged Supreme Court order and coerced her into transferring Rs 2.6 cr into various bank accounts.
Further investigation revealed that Rs 76 lac of the defrauded amount was transferred in two separate transactions on May 22 to a bank account in the name of Rijas K.
A cyber crime team from Goa, with the help of local police, tracked Rijas to Kozhikode and arrested him. During interrogation, he reportedly admitted to being involved in at least 11 cyber fraud cases across India, with the total fraud amounting to nearly Rs 22 cr.
Police have launched further investigations to uncover the network and recover the funds.