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Two persons who allegedly acted arsenic intermediaries by supplying slope accounts to online fraudsters person been arrested by the Cyber Crime Wing of the Avadi City Police.
The constabulary said Jahir Hussain, 42, a nonmigratory of Paruthipattu, said successful a ailment that helium came crossed a trading advertisement connected WhatsApp, which promised to treble his concern done an online trading platform.
Believing the claim, helium transferred ₹28.70 lakh to the slope accounts provided by unidentified persons. As nary returns were received adjacent aft respective months, helium realised that helium had been cheated and lodged a ailment with the Avadi Police Commissioner.
Based connected the complaint, a lawsuit was registered astatine the Cyber Crime constabulary station. On December 9, a constabulary squad led by Inspector R. Ashok arrested 3 accused Babu Balakrishnan, 46, a B. Pharm postgraduate engaged successful concern from Kovilpathagai; Vijaya, 62, a homemaker who had completed Class 12, from Kolathur; and Prasad Kumar, 33, an MBA postgraduate moving astatine RBL Bank successful Annanur, Tiruvallur district.
Investigations revealed that they had opened slope accounts and provided them to fraudsters who cheated the complainant successful the sanction of trading, and earned committee from the proceeds. Five mobile phones utilized for trading were seized from them.
Further probe revealed that 2 much persons — Abdul Mujeeb Mailanchigal, 56, a BA dropout moving a acquisition store from Valasaravakkam, and R.V. Kannan, 53, a B.Sc postgraduate moving a garments concern from Tiruppur — had besides acted arsenic intermediaries by procuring slope accounts and supplying them to fraudsters successful instrumentality for commission.
Following this, a constabulary squad connected Thursday (December 18) arrested the 2 accused intermediaries. Three mobile phones utilized for trading were seized from them, and they were remanded successful judicial custody.
