KOLKATA: The anti-bank fraud unit of the Kolkata Police detective department has arrested five people for allegedly cheating a CESC consumer, using a fake electricity bill.
The victim was sent a fake bill and directed to install a remote access app on his mobiles, which gave the fraudsters control over his device. As a result, as soon as the victim typed his netbanking user ID and password on the phone, the fraudsters got access to his bank account, and siphoned off Rs 9.9 lakh and transferred it to an e-wallet.
“Our anti-bank fraud team immediately contacted Easebuzz and was able to block the money transfer. As a result, not only did the complainant get back the entire stolen amount, but the five accused-Dhananjay Biswas alias Bijoy, Laxmikanta Das Gurge, Shamin Ahmed, Soumen Das Mondal, and Sukhdev Adak-were also arrested. A few SIM cards, mobiles and bank passbooks were seized from them. We will continue our investigation and all the accused will remain in judicial custody till August 22,” said DC (cyber) Praween Prakash.
