Vinod M Jain
A 21-year-old private firm employee from Bengaluru allegedly turned the tables on three men from Uttar Pradesh who had reportedly lured her into opening multiple bank accounts for cybercrime transactions after taking nearly Rs.7 lakh from her on the promise of providing online work.
According to a complaint registered at the East CEN Crime Police Station,the woman,identified a resident of Banaswadi,said she came across an online link with a business tycoon Ambani’s picture about two years ago while browsing social media.
After clicking on it,she was contacted by unknown persons who promised to provide her with an online account and work opportunities.
They allegedly collected around Rs.7 lakh from her through online transfers to various bank accounts as processing fees and other charges.
When the promised online work failed to materialise, Ayesha demanded her money back.
The accused allegedly told her she was victim of the cyber fraud and the money would not come back to her.
When insisted the accused suggested her that she could instead earn a monthly salary of Rs.40,000 if she followed their instructions.
As part of the arrangement,the accused allegedly directed her to open four to five bank accounts using her credentials and share it with them,which they later used.
After opening the accounts,victim called the men to Bengaluru and,along with her family members, demanded the return of her money.
The accused allegedly came to the city,collected the bank accounts and later visited her residence,where a confrontation ensued over the refund.
The woman identified the suspects as Mukesh Kumar, Indrajit and Chandan Kumar,all said to be from Uttar Pradesh.
She alleged that the trio cheated her of Rs.7 lakh and misused the bank accounts she opened at their behest, effectively turning them into mule accounts for financial transactions.
The family members caught them and handed over to the police .
Based on her complaint,police have registered a case under Sections 66(C) and 66(D) of the Information Technology Act, 2000, and Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita,2023,and launched an investigation.
