Inter-state gang of cyber criminals busted

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Ref: https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/inte...

Revealing modus operandi of the gang, the CP said, “The gang collected documents like Aadhar and PAN cards of people in Punjab, West Bengal, UP, Jharkhand and other states. They used these documents to open insta bank accounts and as an identify proofs of the people to get SIM cards for use in cyber frauds.”
The gang used fake identity proofs like Aadhar and PAN cards for opening bank accounts mostly in ICICI Bank, the CP added. They also opened multiple bank accounts using IDs of innocent persons and sold their details to other fraudsters for about Rs1500 to Rs3,000, the CP said.
The gang also sold debit cards of these bank accounts to fraudsters for Rs3,000 to Rs4,000, the CP added.
The gang used fake identities to get online loan from apps like Dhani and Red Carpet and transferred the amount online into wallets and further to their personal bank accounts, the CP said. They committed a fraud of over Rs20 lakh in this way, the CP added.
The gang sold Aadhar and Pan card details of innocent people without their consent through WhatsApp/Facebook groups, the CP said. The gang also took refund from Zomato and Swiggy fraudulently, the CP added.

One of the suspects was an employee Blue Dart company, the CP said. He helped other gang members to divert delivery of credit and debit cards applied on the basis of insta bank accounts, which were opened using Aadhar and PAN cards of people of different states, to their own addresses, the CP added. The courier boy used to get Rs 100 commission for each delivery, the CP said.
The role of some bank officials was under scanner, the CP added. If connivance of any bank officials was found, the police would take legal action against them accordingly, the CP said.