₹3 cr cyber fraud loot recovered from Rajkot bank, two nabbed
The Rajkot Cyber Crime Police smelt a rat when crores of rupees were deposited in a Rajkot bank account. On inquiry it was found that ₹3.06 crore of cyber fraud money was deposited in the account of one Ketan Bopaliya. Following an investigation, the Cyber Crime Police registered a case against Bopliya, who previously worked as a peon at Sterling Hospital, and Jeet Kukdia, who worked as security personnel.Sources suggested that the accused had duped people from other states.Police Inspector P R Dobriya of the Cyber Crime Police Station was investigating the bank accounts used in cyber fraud when he came across an account in ICICI Bank. On obtaining the KYC details of the current account opened in the name of Shri Raghuvanshi Enterprise, it was found that the account was in the name of Ketan Bopaliya.Using Ketan’s phone number and addresses mentioned in the account, the police were able to track him down. Upon questioning, he said that about three years ago, when he was working in Sterling Hospital, he had met Jeet Kukdia.Jeet told Ketan that he needed a current account to transfer online gaming money, for which Ketan was paid a commission of ₹3,000. Between June 14, 2023 and September 6, 2023, transactions worth ₹3.06 crore took place in this account, which police believe are spoils from a cyber fraud.
The Rajkot Cyber Crime Police smelt a rat when crores of rupees were deposited in a Rajkot bank account. On inquiry it was found that ₹3.06 crore of cyber fraud money was deposited in the account of one Ketan Bopaliya.
Following an investigation, the Cyber Crime Police registered a case against Bopliya, who previously worked as a peon at Sterling Hospital, and Jeet Kukdia, who worked as security personnel.
Sources suggested that the accused had duped people from other states.
Police Inspector P R Dobriya of the Cyber Crime Police Station was investigating the bank accounts used in cyber fraud when he came across an account in ICICI Bank. On obtaining the KYC details of the current account opened in the name of Shri Raghuvanshi Enterprise, it was found that the account was in the name of Ketan Bopaliya.
Using Ketan’s phone number and addresses mentioned in the account, the police were able to track him down. Upon questioning, he said that about three years ago, when he was working in Sterling Hospital, he had met Jeet Kukdia.
Jeet told Ketan that he needed a current account to transfer online gaming money, for which Ketan was paid a commission of ₹3,000.
Between June 14, 2023 and September 6, 2023, transactions worth ₹3.06 crore took place in this account, which police believe are spoils from a cyber fraud.
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