Srinagar: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Nigerian national is nether the scanner of Jammu in addition to Kashmir Police spell iv other persons accept been arrested inwards the starting fourth dimension illustration of cyber depository fiscal establishment fraud inwards the Kashmir Valley.
Four persons, including 2 residents of Mumbai, were arrested terminal calendar week inwards connectedness amongst a illustration of depository fiscal establishment fraud caused past times cyber hacking, inwards which Rs 3.25 lakh were swindled from iii accounts inwards Kashmir.
"It is the starting fourth dimension illustration of its sort inwards the Valley. The starting fourth dimension cyber related depository fiscal establishment fraud illustration carried out inwards Kashmir past times using tampered credit cards which are cloned in addition to linked," said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Srinagar, Ashiq Bukhari.
The illustration could Pb to a breakthrough inwards busting a "huge nexus involved inwards depository fiscal establishment frauds across the dry reason or may travel exterior the country," he said.
On Dec 30, constabulary received a electrical load from a local jeweller that a "fraudulent" digital transaction worth Rs 1.35 lakh had been made from his shop.
"Investigation revealed that a local boy, Nisar Ahmad Sheikh of Srinagar, had made the transaction. He was afterward arrested in addition to questioned. Two to a greater extent than persons - Shafiq Sheikh and
Faisal Khan, both residents of Mumbai, were arrested inwards connectedness amongst the case," the SSP said.
"The non-locals claimed to travel working at the behest of an accomplice based inwards Mumbai. Around xviii cloned debit in addition to credit cards belonging to diverse banks were recovered from the accused," he said.
Bukhari said the suspected kingpin, identified equally Sumear of Mumbai, stayed inwards Srinagar for iii days in addition to afterward left for Mumbai.
"Money was transferred from a hacked concern human relationship to or in addition to thus other account. They used bill of fare cloning in addition to bill of fare linking to hack into accounts," he said.
The SSP said interest of an unidentified Nigerian national has come upwards up inwards revelations made past times the arrested persons.
"One Nigerian is involved in addition to he is currently inwards Bombay exactly nosotros create non accept much details close him," Bukhari said.
During the investigation it was revealed that the 2 arrested non-locals accompanied past times Sumear reached Srinagar on Dec 22.
"They stayed inwards a local hotel in addition to inwards connivance amongst local defendant committed digital fraudulent transactions on Dec 23, 24 in addition to thirty for Rs 95,550, Rs 95,550 in addition to Rs 1,35,000 past times using v faux cards," he said.
The 2 local accused, 1 of whom facilitated the view of non-locals to the Valley, accept been identified equally Nisar Shiekh in addition to Abid Majeed, Bukhari said.
The full pose out of people involved, the exact modus operandi in addition to the quantum of fraud "cannot travel gauged amongst certainty" without the arrest of the kingpin, he said.
News Submitted By : Om Rathore
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