A retired Indian Forest Service officer was duped of his post-retirement financial savings of Rs 11.70 lakh by a person posing as a treasury officer of the Gwalior pension division, the Delhi Police stated, including that the accused then purchased jewelry from the cash.
In accordance with the police, on October 24, a 61-year-old resident of Vasant Enclave lodged a criticism saying that he had been duped. The person stated that he had retired lately and his pension disbursing company was primarily based in Gwalior. He informed the police that he bought a name from a person claiming to be a treasury officer of the pension division in Gwalior.
“The alleged caller claimed that to incur the advantages of his pension account, the complainant wanted to finish some essential documentation. The caller then shared a hyperlink and requested the complainant to fill within the particulars,” Surender Chaudhary, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South West), stated.
The previous officer submitted the shape, and instantly, a slew of transactions was carried out from his account, the police stated. “The cash path revealed that Rs 5 lakh was transferred into an account belonging to Lochan Prasad from Kotmi space of Chhattisgarh. The cash was then subsequently transferred to HDFC and DCBL accounts primarily based in Champa district. The cash was then withdrawn in Asansol, West Bengal,” DCP Chaudhary stated.
On October 28, a crew led by Station Home Officer Vikas Kumar Buldak of the cyber police station within the South West district reached Asansol. The cash path revealed that one of many accounts was used to pay at a jewelry store utilizing a degree of sale (POS) terminal, the police stated. The CCTV footage revealed that the person who withdrew the cash from the accounts was the identical one who purchased the jewelry.
“On November 9, Lochan Prasad was arrested from Champa. He revealed that he was requested to open a Union Checking account by one Vikas Kumar for a fee of Rs 5,000. Kumar was then arrested from the close by Shakti space,” DCP Chaudhary stated.
A 32-year-old Class 8 dropout, Kumar owned a store in his village. He allegedly informed the police that he gives mule accounts to at least one Gandhi Sanday for Rs 10,000 every. In accordance with the police, it was Gandhi who known as up the retired officer and acquired the jewelry. “Gandhi works for a syndicate primarily based out of Dubai and continues to be at giant,” a police official stated.
