Daijiworld Media Network - Nainital
Nainital, Nov 17: Uttarakhand Police have arrested four members of a major interstate cybercrime network for allegedly hacking into people's phones and siphoning money from their bank accounts. The gang reportedly circulated malicious links and APK files through social media to gain remote access to victims’ devices, police said on Sunday.
During a checking drive at Bhediyapakhad mod in Do Gaon on Saturday, a Tallital police team intercepted a suspicious car. The operation was carried out under the supervision of SP Jagdish Chandra and DySP Amit Kumar. A detailed search of the vehicle led to the recovery of 11 mobile phones, nine SIM cards, multiple Aadhaar and PAN cards, cheque books, QR codes and several debit and credit cards.
Police revealed that the gang transferred stolen money into “mule accounts” to conceal their identities. A preliminary probe has found transactions worth Rs 3.37 crore to be suspicious. One of the QR codes recovered was linked to a bank account involved in a Delhi case.
The arrested accused have been identified as Shubham Gupta of Alwar (Rajasthan), Piyush Goyal of Bulandshahr (UP), Rishabh Kumar of Ghaziabad (UP) and Mohit Rathi of Gurugram (Haryana). Several high-end smartphones and the car used in the crimes have also been seized.
Police said the investigation is ongoing to trace the wider network and identify more victims.