With the advancement of science, cyber economic offence is also increasing day by day in Jharsuguda district. Recently, in one such case of missing of Rs9 lakh from savings bank accounts, the Brajrajnagar police on Friday arrested two persons and forwarded them to judicial custody.
Police sources said Sumit Agrawal, proprietor of Sumit Enterprises at Brajrajnagar, had gone to Mumbai for some purpose on April 9. On April 13, he suddenly noticed that his BSNl number was blocked. On return from Mumbai, he was astonished to find from the UCO Bank main branch, Brajrajnagar that Rs9 lakh has been withdrawn from his savings account at different phases on April 14 and 15. Immediately, he lodged an FIR at the Brajrajnagar PS. The police came to know that this amount has been transferred to a number of accounts at Madhyagram (West Bengal), Imphal (Manipur) and other places in New Delhi by using the driving licence of Sumit Agrawal. After a detailed inquiry, the police arrested one Karmakar (27) of WB and Ashok Rai of Jaleswar (Odisha) on Friday and forwarded both to judicial custody. “The inquiry is continuing to find out the root of this racket as a number of persons are involved. Till date, police have been successful to recover Rs3 lakh from various sources,” said Brajrajnagar PS IIC Akhash Chandra Sahoo.