New Delhi: Three men were apprehended for allegedly providing their bank accounts to fraudsters to receive money from victims who were lured with offers of goods at low prices, police said.The case was registered on Sept 7 following a complaint filed through National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) by Husen Chunawala of Patan, Gujarat. The victim paid Rs 1.5 lakh online for washing machine spare parts but did not receive the goods, after which the sellers stopped responding.During the investigation, police found that part of the cheated amount had been routed through multiple bank accounts and withdrawn from ATMs in east Delhi. The account into which part of the money was transferred was in the name of Naitik, 21, a second-year BA student and resident of Shakarpur.Police said Naitik had received the money through Vikas Soni, 22, a third-year BA student. Another accused, Sagar, 31, a 12th-pass Rapido rider from Trilokpuri, was subsequently apprehended, along with the two youngsters, for allegedly receiving part of the cheated money in his account, withdrawing it through an ATM and handing over the cash to an absconding associate in return for a commission.A black iPhone 13 was recovered from Vikas. Police said the phone contained chats relevant to the transactions and is being examined for further digital evidence. Another NCRP complaint has also been linked to bank accounts allegedly used in the fraud.Police said the fraudsters allegedly posed as sellers or service providers, offered spare parts at unusually low prices and induced victims to make online payments. Investigation is in progress to identify other members of the network.
