Cuttack: The Cyber police of Cuttack urban police district have cracked a case of cyber fraud with the arrest of the mastermind Deepak Kumar Das who had duped a professor of Rs 3.99 lakh.
The police have seized 36 ATM cards, 11 mobile phones, 116 SIM cards, Rs 1.08 lakh in cash, a laptop, and few pen drives from the possession of Das, a native of Baliapal in Balasore district.
Das along with his associates Susant Behera, Shankar Das Adhikari, and few others belonging to West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar trapped the professor by posing as BSNL officials seeking KYC update.
Over a call and computer transaction, the accused managed to secure the MPIN of the victim’s bank account and transferred Rs 3.99 lakh into their own accounts. The gang is involved in similar cyber frauds in neighbournig states, the police said and added that investigation is on to nab the other accused.
