Kanpur, 29 Nov (HS): UP Police apprehended two persons for defrauding victims of over ?1.2 crore through OTP scam. The two suspects informed the police that they defrauded the victims by getting OTPs or account pin numbers from them.
According to the authorities, they would then take considerable amounts from the accounts using the acquired OTPs and move the monies to their own account. Shubham Tiwari and Shivam Yadav have been recognised as the two arrested. On November 17, the Kohana police station got information that a total of ?1.2 crore had been removed from a current account at the ICICI Bank on Halsi Road in a single day.
On the basis of this information, the police, in collaboration with the Crime Branch team, apprehended and interrogated two suspects on Monday. During their interrogation, the suspects described how their team misled consumers by asking for OTPs or pin numbers.
While the Kohana Police were investigating the crime, the Vidyaranyapura Police Station in Bengaluru called them and asked for their assistance since they had reported a similar case. The police then questioned the two suspects again on Tuesday, and they admitted to using a Bengaluru-based business for their OTP fraud scheme. The accused defrauded a woman in Bengaluru of ?4.24 lakh, and she filed a complaint with the Vidyaranyapura Police Station on November 9. Police are questioning Shubham Tiwari and Shivam Yadav and looking for additional members of their group.
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