The Karnataka police probing the suicide of an aged couple, who had been duped of practically Rs 60 lakh by cybercriminals, have arrested a person from Gujarat, they mentioned on Monday.
The arrested accused has been recognized as Chirag Jeevaraj Bhai Lakkad, a resident of Surat.
On March 27, Diogjeron Nazareth (83) and his spouse Flaviana Nazareth (78) had been discovered useless at their residence in Belagavi. Diogjeron had left behind a notice, through which he claimed that he was trapped by cyber criminals. The cyber frauds impersonated Mumbai Crime Department officers to extort cash from him, the notice additionally acknowledged.
Diogjeron had allegedly transferred Rs 59.63 lakh to 22 financial institution accounts.
A police officer, who’s a part of the investigation, mentioned: “Of the various transactions, in an RTGS transaction, Rs 6,10,000 was despatched to a checking account the place the account holder’s title was Balaji Industries. Nevertheless, to this point, we now have not discovered any registered agency, which holds the account.”
“Lakkad had inserted a SIM card linked to the checking account of the mentioned agency on his telephone and the cash was transferred to 2 different accounts through netbanking. It seems to be like he’s a part of an even bigger nexus and was working for fee,” the police officer mentioned, including that the accused was despatched to judicial custody.
Diogjeron labored on the Secretariat in Mumbai, and had shifted to Bidi village in Belagavi after retirement.
Police additionally mentioned that Diogjeron had borrowed Rs 5 lakh from two pals and Rs 50,000 from a priest and likewise taken a gold mortgage of Rs 7.15 lakh.
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