Cyber fraduster held for siphoning Rs 20.18 lakh in Karimnagar

The arrested cyber fraudster Mohammed Asif Pasha, along with Jahangir, had allegedly siphoned the amount from three bank accounts belonging to a woman Sabiha Sultana and her deceased brother Samiuddin

Hyderabad: The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) arrested a man who had illegally transferred an amount of Rs. 20.18 lakh from three different bank accounts over a period of time.

The arrested cyber fraudster Mohammed Asif Pasha, along with Jahangir, had allegedly siphoned the amount from three bank accounts belonging to a woman Sabiha Sultana and her deceased brother Samiuddin.

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Jahangir had previously worked with Samiuddin and was aware that two accounts of the deceased were operational and were linked to a particular phone number and the same SIM number was used by Sabiha.

“Jahangir first got the phone number blocked and then fraudulently obtained the phone number by submitting documents of Asif and using it to gain access to e-wallet accounts linked to the phone number. Later, Asif and Jahangir, over a period of time transferred Rs. 20, 18,557 from the accounts illegally,” says Shikha Goel, Director, Telangana Cyber Security Bureau.

On noticing that frequent transactions were taking place, the victim Sabiha grew suspicious and approached her bank. On advice from bank officials, she lodged a complaint with the Cyber crime police station Karimnagar. The police tracked down Asif and arrested him while Jahangir went into hiding.