Police said the accused allegedly lured the victim to earn money by linking his bank account to a gaming app.
The complainant told the police that he had seen an advertisement named Renault Car Hire on Snapchat. After this he filled his details there.
After some time, some people contacted him through Telegram and lured him to earn money by working from home and defrauded him of Rs 1.13 crore in January 2024.
Based on his complaint, a case was registered against the accused at Cyber Crime Police Station, Manesar, Gurugram.
During the investigation, the police team led by Inspector Sunil Kumar arrested two accused in the case.
The accused were identified as Zaildar Brar and Nitesh, residents of Jaipur Rajasthan.
During interrogation, the accused told that Zaildar worked in A Finance Bank while Nitish worked in Birla Insurance Company.
“The suspects revealed that Rs 26 lakh of the defrauded amount was transferred to a bank account named Akhil Trading, which was registered in the name of their partner Akhil, who made it available to cyber fraudsters, I will refund the same. 1 lakh and 2 per cent commission, so far the fraudulent amount of around Rs 4.5 crore has been transferred to Akhil's bank account, ACP Cyber Crime Priyanshu Diwan said.
"The suspects are being interrogated and how many people they have duped will be known after investigation," he said.
The complainant told the police that he had seen an advertisement named Renault Car Hire on Snapchat. After this he filled his details there.
After some time, some people contacted him through Telegram and lured him to earn money by working from home and defrauded him of Rs 1.13 crore in January 2024.
Based on his complaint, a case was registered against the accused at Cyber Crime Police Station, Manesar, Gurugram.
During the investigation, the police team led by Inspector Sunil Kumar arrested two accused in the case.
The accused were identified as Zaildar Brar and Nitesh, residents of Jaipur Rajasthan.
During interrogation, the accused told that Zaildar worked in A Finance Bank while Nitish worked in Birla Insurance Company.
“The suspects revealed that Rs 26 lakh of the defrauded amount was transferred to a bank account named Akhil Trading, which was registered in the name of their partner Akhil, who made it available to cyber fraudsters, I will refund the same. 1 lakh and 2 per cent commission, so far the fraudulent amount of around Rs 4.5 crore has been transferred to Akhil's bank account, ACP Cyber Crime Priyanshu Diwan said.
"The suspects are being interrogated and how many people they have duped will be known after investigation," he said.
