New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- The Delhi Police have arrested a 45-year-old property dealer in connection with a 10-year-old cyber fraud case in which a woman was allegedly cheated of Rs 16.08 lakh by persons posing as HDFC Bank employees.
The accused, Sunil Gupta alias Sunil Aggarwal, a resident of Bhagwati Garden, Uttam Nagar, was arrested on August 21 following a tip-off that he was working as a property dealer in the area.
The fraud took place in 2016, when the victim was allegedly duped into sharing confidential banking, ATM and PIN details with callers posing as bank representatives. The accused and his associates subsequently carried out NEFT and IMPS transactions, transferring Rs 16,08,710 from her account. The case was initially registered at Pan Bazar police station in Kamrup, Assam, and later transferred to Dwarka South police station after the money was traced through bank accounts opened using forged identities. Gupta allegedly created fake accounts for fraudsters, while police linked him and associate Mahey to multiple cybercrime cases.
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