INDORE:
Assam police officials were in Indore in search of a person who had fraudulently transferred Rs 8 lakh from the bank account of a local into five different bank accounts through internet banking. Of them, four of the accounts were in the banks of Indore, and one in Assam.
A resident of Assam Sanjay Barua, who had been operating his business from Haryana, approached Assam police with a complaint in the matter. He told police that a man had taken details of his account and fraudulently duped him of Rs 8 lakh, which they transferred into five different accounts.
The officials from Assam reached
MIG police station and enquired about the matter. They spoke with MIG police station in-charge
Vijay Sisodiya and urged for help in locating the accused.
"The crime was being perpetrated for a long time. We have traced the online account of the accused and for the remaining investigation we had come to Indore," said
Chitra Ranjan, investigating officer in the case from Assam.
MIG police said that they were also looking into the matter, the details of which were sought by the Assam officials. "Officials from Assam have shared details about the case and we are looking for the accused who conducted an online fraud in Assam," said Sisodiya while speaking to media persons on Thursday.
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