Delhi: Gang duped people via fake bank website, busted; 4 held

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has busted a gang that was duping people in the name of redeeming their credit card points or other services. Four people have been arrested. The accused have cheated several victims across the country of Rs 50 lakh.
The gang was busted following a complaint on MHA Cyber Crime Portal.
“The 24-year-old complainant, Subash, stated that he received a call from a customer care executive who said that a service, which would cost Rs 2,400, was activated on his credit card. The complainant requested the telecaller to stop the service after which the complainant received a link wherein he was directed to fill his card details. Subsequently, Rs 37,420 was deducted from his card,” deputy commissioner of police (north) Sagar Singh Kalsi said.
During the inquiry, cops found that the accused were operating from various locations in West Delhi. “Raids were conducted and one accused identified as Ashish (23) was arrested from Mohan Garden,” the officer said.
Ankit (26), who was operating the racket from Gurugram, was arrested the same day. Later, on his instance, two more accused Faizan and Himanshu were arrested.
“Rs 1.5 lakh, 22 mobile phones and 103 SIM cards were recovered from their possession. 53 bank accounts, 10 UPI IDs were also found linked to the accused,” the officer said.