Cyber fraudster held for cheating delivery executive of Rs 2.48 lakh: Delhi Police

Accused Vikash Kumar Gupta, a resident of Chhapra in Bihar, allegedly operated a gang that used malicious APK files to compromise victims mobile phones and siphon off money from their bank accounts, they added. The team found that Rs 2 lakh from the cheated amount were transferred to a bank account in Bihar belonging to Gupta, a senior police officer said.

A 23-year-old man, allegedly involved in an APK-based cyber fraud in which a delivery executive was cheated of Rs 2.48 lakh, has been arrested, the Delhi Police said on Saturday. Accused Vikash Kumar Gupta, a resident of Chhapra in Bihar, allegedly operated a gang that used malicious APK files to compromise victims' mobile phones and siphon off money from their bank accounts, they added. According to police, an FIR was lodged after the delivery executive reported that an amount of Rs 2.48 lakh was fraudulently debited from his account following an unknown mobile application getting automatically installed on his phone while he was on duty. ''During investigation, police examined the complainant's mobile phone and analysed IP logs and beneficiary bank account details. The team found that Rs 2 lakh from the cheated amount were transferred to a bank account in Bihar belonging to Gupta,'' a senior police officer said. Police said the accused had withdrawn the money through self-cheques and was himself operating the account linked to the fraud. A police team raided Gupta's residence in Chhapra, but he was absconding. The accused was eventually apprehended from Delhi on May 5, the officer said. During interrogation, Gupta disclosed that he initially provided bank accounts to cyber fraudsters in exchange for a commission, before forming his own gang a few months ago. Investigators said he developed links with cyber criminals, who supplied malicious APK files, and also came in contact with people involved in selling bank accounts through social media platforms. The cheated amount of Rs 2.48 lakh has been transferred back to the complainant's account, police said, adding that a mobile phone and a SIM card have been seized from the accused.