PANAJI
The Cyber Crime police have cracked a high-value cyber fraud case involving WhatsApp impersonation and cheating amounting to Rs 50 lakh with the arrest of a Mumbai businessman, Mohammed Sabir Razak Mulla.
Details shared by Superintendent of Police (Cyber Crime) Rahul Gupta stated that the complaint was lodged by representative of a company based in South Goa alleging that between January 14 and January 17, an unknown person using WhatsApp number +91 7091xx4148 impersonated the Managing Director of the company and induced the complainant to transfer Rs 50 lakhs via RTGS in the name of Sana Enterprises under the pretext of advance payment for a project.
The case was registered under sections 318(4), 319(2) r/w 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 66-D of the Information Technology Act.
“During the investigation, through detailed technical and financial analysis, the accused was traced to Maharashtra. Our team proceeded to Maharashtra and arrested Mohammed Sabir Razak Mulla, aged 28 years,” the SP said.
Initial investigation has revealed that the bank account used in the fraud is linked to similar cyber frauds in three other States -- West Bengal, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
