MUMBAI: The
Cuffe Parade police have arrested a 29-year-old man who holds a masters degree in computer applications for running a fake call center from Noida and cheating a Mumbai woman who was looking for a job. The accused, along with his gang, duped the woman by promising her a job and making her repeatedly deposit money in various bank accounts. The accused told the police he had bought the woman’s contact information from the employee of a global
employment website.
The mastermind, Noida resident Jaideep Shastri, was brought to Mumbai from Delhi on Saturday and arrested. “The complainant, a 25-year-old woman, who is an MCom, was looking for a job. Within days of her registering on a reputed online employment website, she received emails and calls stating she was among 15 people selected for a nationalised bank,” said a source. The complainant told the police a woman, who identified herself as Devrishi Sharma, called her in June 2017 and told her she had been selected. Sharma asked her she needed to deposit a “fee” to proceed with the job offer.
Sharma instructed the victim on several occasions to deposit money in bank accounts, including hers (Sharma’s). After depositing Rs 1.21 lakh, the victim realised she had been duped and approached the Cuffe Parade police and lodged an FIR. The police began probing the case and traced Sharma with the bank account details and mobile number submitted by the victim. She was brought from Delhi in August and arrested.
“During her interrogation, the police learnt about the involvement of others. A man, Vikrant Giri, whose bank account was used in the crime, too was arrested. During investigations, Shastri’s name emerged as the mastermind of the scam,” said a source.
The police despatched a team to Noida and nabbed Shastri. “During interrogation, he said that the employee of a global employment website had sold him the contact details of several people. We are now trying to arrest this person,” said a senior officer.
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