Cybercriminal arrested for providing bank accounts to Chinese fraudsters

Our Correspondent

Gurugram, August 16

The Gurugram cyber police have arrested a cybercriminal who allegedly provided bank accounts to Chinese fraudsters involved in a cheating scheme that promised huge profits through fake investments. A passport, three mobile phones and two SIM cards of Nepal and Sri Lanka were seized from his possession. The police have taken the accused into custody for three days.

According to the police, on February 8, a local resident filed a complaint stating that he was duped out of Rs 30 lakh by unidentified fraudsters who promised high returns on investments. An FIR was registered, and during investigation, the police arrested one accused from Sonepat on Thursday.

The arrested has been identified as Murjad Singh Shekhawat, a native of Churu district in Rajasthan. In connection with the same case, three other accused were arrested on June 26 — Neeraj, alias Shubham alias Macchi, and Amir Ahmed, alias Ajju, both natives of Jalandhar in Punjab, and Nandkishor Shaky, a native of Hanumangarh district in Rajasthan.

During interrogation, Shekhawat revealed that some of the defrauded money had been deposited into a bank account belonging to Neeraj, who had sold the account to Amir Ahmed, who then sold the same account to Nandkishore for Rs 30,000, who subsequently sold it to Shekhawat. Following Shekhawat’s instructions, Nandkishore sent kits for several bank accounts to Chinese fraudsters in Sri Lanka via courier.