A cousin and his friend were arrested by the Delhi police on Sunday for transferring
Rs 2 lakh from brother's account. They even stole his laptop and ATM card. The accused also bought Pulsar bike from the stolen money.
“The accused are identified as Sourabh Kumar (24) and Mohammad Yusuf (21), hailing from Chhapra in Bihar and were presently living in New Ashok Nagar in New Delhi. We had filed a First Information Report (FIR) regarding the theft of ATM card, two mobile phones and a laptop. Since ATM cards were also stolen, police team enquired bank details from Punjab National Bank, wherein the complainant had his bank account.
“During investigation it was revealed that two transactions of Rs 1 lakh each took place from victim's account. The said money was transferred into the account of Sourabh Kumar,” said Chinmoy Biswal, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), south east district.
“The team conducted a raid at New Ashok Nagar and both the accused were arrested. During interrogation, the accused revealed that they were living in Delhi for last one year. Yusuf stated that victim, Wasim Akram, is his cousin and he came to Delhi around 2 months ago. Wasim was looking forward to start some business of electric parts.
“Both the accused persons used to regularly visit victim's house at Jamia Nagar and they were aware of mobile passwords of victim following which the accused stole the two mobile phone, ATM card and a laptop,” said the DCP.
“Both the accused persons transferred Rs 2 lakh from victim's account to their using mobile banking. Accused persons also withdrew cash from the account and also purchased a second hand Pulsar bike. Police have recovered Rs two lakh, ATM card, bike and laptop from the possession of the accused. Further investigation of the case is in progress,” said the DCP.