Two miscreants involved in fraud of Rs 2.27 lakh were arrested and sent under six of police custody; accused duped bank manager by posing as manager of car showroom in the year 2019.
ASP Amarendra Singh said that on July 5, 2019, an unknown person posing as Sanjay Baheti of Rukmani Maruti Showroom contacted Bank of India Manager Manisha Bhargava and in the name of purchasing vehicle get RTGS of Rs 2. 27 lakh done. On the complaint of the bank manager, a case of fraud was registered in the case by the Nagjhiri police station. The nabbed accused were identified as Guldeep of Meerut, and Puneet of Ghaziabad. It was found that the fraud was committed through cyber crime as mobile phone of victim was hacked and on receiving the call, the bank manager saw the showroom manager's name on the true caller and due to which he had transferred the amount to another account in RTGS. The ASP said that both the miscreants have been produced in the court and taken on 6 days remand. Police team reached Meerut and Ghaziabad where an attempt will be made to recover the duped amount. The inquiry can reveal some more cases of fraud from both of the accused.