Cops bust cyber fraud gang, 4 held

Kanpur: Cops busted a cyber fraud gang that used fake websites and rented bank accounts to swindle victims of lakhs of rupees. A cyber, SWAT and police team arrested four members of a gang for carrying out cyber fraud in Kanpur by creating fake websites of reputed online companies to offer deals and by increasing credit card limits. The kingpin was reportedly absconding. Police linked the gang’s connections to fraudsters in Cambodia and Malaysia.DCP Crime Shravan Kumar Singh said the accused included Sahil Yadav, a BPharma student living in Hitakari Nagar, Kakadeo; Prashant Gupta, Aakash Saroj and Mohammad Meraj alias Mohammad Kaif, a Class 10 pass resident of Kaushambi who worked as an AC repair technician. He said the gang rented people’s bank accounts to transfer the fraudulently obtained money.Police said the accused rented a flat in Geeta Nagar for Rs 9,000 to carry out the fraud. A total of 18 complaints against the gang were registered on the cyber crime portal.One complaint was filed on Tuesday by Varun Sonkar, a graduate student living in Geeta Nagar, who registered a fraud case at the cyber crime police station. Police said the gang deceived him into handing over his bank account and transferred about Rs 13 lakh through it.The team first apprehended Sahil with the help of surveillance and based on his disclosure, the other three accused were arrested from the flat in Geeta Nagar.