Bhubaneswar: Mumbai police have arrested two persons from Bhubaneswar for their alleged links in a cyber fraud in which several job aspirants were duped of lakhs of rupees through a fake website.
The accused have been identified as Rajendra Mallick (24) and Sachin Diggal (26), residents of a slum under Saheed Nagar police limits.
According to sources, the fraudsters had created a fake website in the name of Mumbai Port Trust and duped job seekers by asking them to pay Rs 1000 each towards the application processing fee. When they did not receive any response for several days, the applicants suspected foul play and approached the Mumbai Port Trust authorities, which then lodged a complaint with MRA Marg police with regards to the massive scam on October 10, 2022.
The investigation revealed that the bank accounts to which the money were transferred by the victims belonged to some women from Bhubaneswar. A team of Mumbai police arrived here last week following the lead and contacted those women, who denied having any knowledge about the accounts. They, however, told the investigating team about two men having taken their Aadhaar cards.
Based on their statements, the Mumbai police with help of Twin City Commissionerate Police detained Mallick and Diggal, who during interrogation confessed to have received huge commissions for opening the mule accounts. Thirty-seven mobile phones, 12 PAN cards, 38 ATM cards, 25 SIM cards and one laptop were also seized from their possession.
Mumbai police then arrested the accused duo and took them on a transit remand for more questioning in the cyber fraud, the sources added.
