New Delhi, Jul 26 (PTI) A 28-year-old man accused of acting as the first beneficiary in an online UPI fraud involving more than Rs 1.16 lakh has been arrested in Rajasthan’s Jaipur after an interstate chase, the Delhi Police said on Sunday.
Police said the accused, Kailash Saini, was arrested in connection with an e-FIR in which a woman lodged a complaint alleging that she was cheated of Rs 1,16 lakh through a fraudulent UPI transaction.
“During the investigation, we analysed the money trail through banking records and the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP), which revealed that the defrauded amount was first credited to a bank account operated by Saini before being routed through multiple bank accounts in an attempt to conceal the proceeds of crime,” the officer said.
A police team tracked the accused to his native village in Tonk, but found that he had fled after switching off his mobile phone to evade arrest. The investigators then developed local intelligence, carried out technical surveillance and field enquiries, and pursued him across multiple locations in Rajasthan before apprehending him in Jaipur, police said.
A mobile phone allegedly used in the offence, and two bank passbooks linked to the transactions were recovered from him. Police said Saini studied up to Class 6 and worked as a seasonal tractor driver and labourer. Police said further investigation is underway. PTI BM ASD ASD
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