Indore, December 7 (IANS). The Crime Branch has arrested two accused from Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh in the case of digitally arresting a 65-year-old woman and transferring Rs 46 lakh in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
Indore Crime Branch’s DCP Crime Rajesh Tripathi told in a press conference on Saturday that on September 11, a 65-year-old woman received a call. The caller said that he is an official of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). He said that the woman’s phone number had been used for illegal advertising.
The thugs kept the woman in digital arrest for four-five days and on the pretext of checking her bank accounts, transferred about Rs 46 lakh to different accounts.
The police officer said that during the investigation, it was revealed that Rs 40 lakh was sent to the account of the manager of a madrassa in Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh. A team was sent there and manager Asad Ahmed Khan was detained and interrogated.
The current account to which the money was transferred was opened 15-20 days ago for this purpose. Someone had encouraged the madrasa manager to open an account by luring him with a share. Including other cases, transactions worth about Rs 1.5 crore have been found in that account. The police will freeze all the nine bank accounts in the name of the madrasa and investigate them.
DCP (Crime) said that the main accused Asad Ahmed Khan (36) has been arrested. Along with him, his father Ali Ahmed Khan (69) has also been arrested because his document was used to open the bank account. Besides, the ATM of the recently opened current account was also found with him.
Police said that police remand of both the arrested accused has been obtained. Through them, efforts are being made to reach the blackmailer who called the elderly woman.
