Indore, Jul 22 (PTI) The Indore Crime Branch on Wednesday arrested three members of a gang involved in opening bank accounts by misusing others’ documents and passing them to cyber fraudsters, a police official said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Rajesh Kumar Tripathi said the trio was taken into custody based on clues obtained during the investigation of a cyber fraud case registered at the Pardeshipura police station.
The accused have been identified as Indore residents Akash Vishwakarma (32), Praveen Pal (24), and Ashish Puri (28).
Tripathi said that 15 mobile phones, passbooks of various banks, SIM cards, a sports utility vehicle (SUV), and other documents were seized from the accused.
According to the DCP, the three accused were associated with an organised cyber fraud gang. Their work involved opening bank accounts by misusing people’s documents and delivering the associated ATM cards, chequebooks, passbooks, and SIM cards to the gang.
Tripathi said that these accounts were used to deposit, transfer, and distribute funds obtained from cyber frauds committed against people in various states in the name of share trading and investments.
The DCP said, “Analysis of the bank accounts revealed suspicious financial transactions worth crores of rupees. Further legal action is being taken in coordination with the police of the respective states.” During interrogation, the accused shared important information about a gang leader and his associates, the official said, adding that steps are being taken to arrest the absconding accused. PTI HWP MAS NR
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