4 hrs ago

Delhi Police Bust Axis Bank Impersonation Cyber Fraud Racket

Police in Delhi arrested four people accused of pretending to be Axis Bank officials.

They allegedly told a credit-card holder that an annual charge needed to be cancelled.

The victim was then asked to download the CheQ application and make payments.

Police said the payments added up to about Rs 1.19 lakh.

The callers also gave the victim a fake service-request number and promised a new card.

When the card did not arrive, the victim contacted the real bank and discovered the request was false.

Police traced the money to a Kotak Mahindra Bank account.

Investigators are checking whether the group cheated other people too.

Key facts

Reported fraud amount: About Rs 1.19 lakh; police cited Rs 1,19,837, while the three listed transactions totalled Rs 1,19,834.17.
Arrests: Four people were arrested: Prince Kumar, Vishal Tomar, Vishal Raghav and Sanjay Verma.
Payment method: Three UPI payments were allegedly routed through the CheQ application.
Recovered evidence: Police recovered eight mobile phones.
Linked complaints: Technical analysis of one device reportedly connected it to 32 other complaints.
Suspicious account activity: A Kotak Mahindra Bank account linked to Prince Kumar showed transactions exceeding Rs 12 lakh within five to seven days.
Outstanding suspects: Police are searching for two alleged associates identified as Bobby and Avtar.

thehansindia.com · 4 hrs ago