Bhubaneswar: Mumbai police arrested two youth from Bhubaneswar for their alleged links with cyber fraudsters who duped several job aspirants through a fake website.

The accused persons were identified as Rajendra Mallick and Sachin Diggal, both residents of a slum area under Saheed Nagar police limits in Bhubaneswar.

They were arrested in connection with a case registered at MRA Marg Police Station in Mumbai on October 10, 2022, based on a complaint filed by Mumbai Port Trust.

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According to reports, a group of cyber frauds had created a fake website in the name of Mumbai Port Trust. Through the website, they used to dupe job seekers asking them to pay Rs 1000 each towards the application processing fee.

"The applicants came to know that they became victim after they did not receive any response for several days after making payment. When they approached the Mumbai Port Trust authorities in this regard, the latter informed the police about the massive scam," said a police official.

During the course of investigation, the MRA Marg Police found that the bank accounts to which the money were transferred by the victims belonged to some women from Bhubaneswar. To probe the matter, a team of Mumbai police reached Bhubaneswar last week. They contacted those women, who denied having any knowledge about operation of the accounts. They informed the investigating team that two men had taken their Aadhaar cards.

Based on their statements, the Mumbai police with help of the Commissionerate police detained Mallick and Diggal for interrogation. The police also seized 37 mobile phones, 12 PAN cards, 38 ATM cards, 25 SIM cards and one laptop from their possession.

The accused persons reportedly confessed that they had opened two mule bank accounts for the cyber frauds. They allegedly had received huge commissions for opening the accounts.

Following arrest, the Mumbai police took the accused duo on a transit remand for more questioning in the cyber fraud case.