Cyber Crime Branch, Bhopal , has nabbed a wanted accused carrying a reward of Rs 5,000 who was involved in duping in the name of availing loan. Six members of the gang were nabbed earlier and on Saturday, the absconding gang member was also arrested.
The main accused, Rajesh Rajput, along with six other gang members, was arrested after the victim, Kewarsen Nehra of 7th Battalion SAF Bhopal, was duped of Rs 1.81 lakh as he had applied for Rs 15 lakh loan.
In the investigation, it was found that one of the gang members managed to escape and was identified as Praveen Audh (24) of Sheopur and he was tracked in Sultanpur in Raisen on Satruday.
Earlier, police recovered laptop, pen drive, 16 mobile phones, 8 registers (transaction details), 36 pocket diaries and some fake documents (pen cards, Aadhar cards) etc. from their possession.
The modus operandi of the accused was to trap the victims using advertisements in the newspapers luring of loans at easy instalments and low rate of interests.
After the victim would agree it was asked to pay good amount in the name of processing, insurance and documentation. The victim was asked to transfer money in fake bank account which was later transferred to bank account and finally it was withdrawn using ATM card.
The accused are involved in agriculture work, labour work and started to dupe victims in the name of facilitating loans. The police registered a case under sections 419, 420, 467, 471 and 120 B of the IPC.