A team of Rajasthan police with the help of Hazaribagh police arrested one cyber criminal from local Jabra Muhallah of the town, while the second accused succeeded in escaping. The team from Rajasthan had arrived in Hazaribagh in search of two cyber criminals, both accused of illegally transferring money from the account of a citizen of Rajasthan.
The Rajasthan police said that two cyber criminals had transferred Rs 81,000 from the account of a businessman of Rajasthan in an account at Axis bank of Hazaribagh. The businessman had lodged an FIR in his local police station that someone had transferred amount from his account.
When the Rajasthan police started investigation, it was found that the amount hadbeen transferred in an account which is linked with Axis bank main branch of Hazaribagh. The names of account holders were taken from the bank branch and then with the help of Hazaribagh police, raided suspected places.
The arrested cyber criminal Sanjay Kumar said to the police team that during his college days, Santosh Kumar of Chatra district became his friend. He offered him to give Rs 2000 per month and opened an account by using his documents in Axis bank and kept the ATM card with him.
On this information, the team raided different places including the house of Santosh Kumar of Chatra but he succeeded in escaping. On Saturday, the Rajasthan police is going back with the accused Sanjay Kumar with a request to both Hazaribagh and Chatra police to nab the another culprit as soon as possible. The Rajasthan police team has appreciated the cooperation of Hazaribagh police. The SP Anoop Birthare has also confirmed the arrest by the Rajasthan police.