Delhi: Two arrested for fraudulently withdrawing over Rs 3 lakh from roommate's bank account

Delhi police claimed to have cracked a cheating case and arrested two persons for fraudulently withdrawing Rs 3,45,001 through a mobile payment gateway from their roommate's bank account. The accused have been identified as Shiv Nandan Kumar and Mohd Zabir and police have also recovered the mobile phone used in the crime.

They have also recovered cash worth Rs 2,65,000 that was kept in the bank account of the accused. The matter came to light when a man approached the Cyber police station in South District, Delhi, and said that an amount worth Rs 3,45,001 was debited from his bank account without his knowledge.

The complainant told the police that his mobile number went out of service on November 11, 2021 and he issued another SIM card. When he approached his bank to change his mobile number, he found out that Rs 3,45,001 had been taken out from his bank account without any communication to him.

Bank account scanned

Police launched an investigation and scanned the details of the bank account, linked mobile phones and found out that the amount was debited from the victim's bank account. The details of the beneficiary account to which the money was transferred were obtained.

Police found that the transaction was done between November 7 and 10 through a mobile payment gateway from another mobile phone.

Through surveillance and technical analysis, the location of the accused was zeroed down. Police conducted a raid on January 16, 2021 and Shiv Nandan Kumar, the room partner of the complainant. Kumar confessed to the crime and he disclosed that his accomplice Mohd Zabir was also involved.

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