Lucknow: In the ongoing investigation of a Rs 120 crore attempted cyber fraud involving Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University, cyber police station filed chargesheet against two more individuals. Previously, seven other accused were chargesheeted in the case.
Cyber police station in-charge Brijesh Yadav said that on June 12, Union Bank of India's chief manager, Anuj Kumar Saxena, from the Vidhan Bhawan branch, filed a report saying that Rs 120 crore meant for AKTU's fixed deposit was transferred to an Ahmedabad-based account of Shri Shraddha Educational and Charitable Trust. Thereafter, funds were transferred to several other accounts, all orchestrated by fraudsters impersonating officials from AKTU and Union Bank. On June 18, the cyber police apprehended seven suspects: Patel Uday, Joshi Devendra Prasad, Shailesh Kumar Raghuvanshi, Girish Chandra, Krishnakant Tripathi, Dastgir and Rajesh Babu, and a chargesheet was filed against them.
During investigation, the involvement of Ajay Suresh Bhai Patel from Gujarat, and Anurag Srivastava from Basti, surfaced. Both were subsequently arrested and charged with fraud, forgery, criminal conspiracy and violations under the IT Act.
Police said that Anurag masterminded the Rs 120 crore attempted fraud by impersonating an AKTU manager and Union Bank finance officer. Cyber cell SHO Brijesh Kumar Yadav said that Srivastava used a bank employee's business card to pose as an official and bid on an AKTU fixed deposit, promising high returns. Using fake AKTU emails, he authorised a fraudulent FD account and, with his accomplices, transferred Rs 120 crore to various accounts.