New Delhi: A chilling incident has come to surface in Silicon City Bengaluru, where a young man has landed in legal trouble in connection with a Rs 7 crore cyber fraud case, allegedly for helping his friend.
The engineering student has got involved in legal problem after his bank account was allegedly used to route Rs 7 crore in cyber fraud transactions.
The police complaint stated that the student was doing engineering at a popular college in the city. He had reportedly been friends with a person identified as Ayush for almost a year, a NDTV report said.
How it happened?
It all started when in November last year, Ayush allegedly told the student that his bank account had got blocked because he didn’t have enough balance in it. He requested his friend to let him use his bank account temporarily.
The friend trusted Ayush and allegedly gave away access details of his Karnataka Gramin Bank account, including ATM-linked Airtel SIM card, net banking user ID and password. These details were reportedly shared via post.
After this, Ayush acknowledged receipt of the documents online through WhatsApp messages.
How did the fraud come to fore?
Several months passed by. One fine day, the student got a call from the bank. They intimated the student about the huge suspicious transactions linked to cyber fraud carried out through his bank account. The fraud was detected by the bankers.
Police sources said nearly Rs 7 crore had been transferred via the account. The bank account of the student was instantly blocked.
The student got in touch with the cops after he realised that his account had allegedly been misused for cybercrime.
The North Division Cyber Police Station has lodged a case. The complaint has named Ayush and others for allegedly using the account to carry out cyber fraud transactions.