An FIR copy accessed by The Statesman states that the police conducted a raid at Hotel Imperial Residency in Dwarka following a tipoff and arrested the accused, All of them are currently on a three-day police custody remand.
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The Special Cell of the Delhi Police has arrested four persons for allegedly providing bank accounts for cyber crime, cheating unassuming persons to the tune of Rs five crore.
An FIR copy accessed by The Statesman states that the police conducted a raid at Hotel Imperial Residency in Dwarka following a tipoff and arrested the accused, All of them are currently on a three-day police custody remand.
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The accused were identified as Sultan Saleem, Syed Ahmed Choudhary, Tushar Mallya, and Satish Kumar. They revealed that they were staying in room number 105 of the hotel and were residents of Maharashtra.
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The police claimed that they admitted to providing bank accounts for cyber fraud on the instructions of a person named Rocky, who had also arranged their stay at the hotel to avoid detection.
The investigation began when suspect Sultan Saleem Sheikh disclosed that he had opened a current account about a month ago on the promise of a 25% commission from his neighbour, Dr. Abdur Rehman, for transactions related to cyber fraud.
Police checking his phones found evidence, including OTPs and a bank statement, showing the account was used for 10,423 transactions between November 20 and 26, involving over Rs 5 crore in withdrawals and Rs 5 crore in deposits.
The police will now confront the accused and take them to different locations for recovery.
Advocate Deepak Tyagi, who was appearing in the matter, opposed the police remand. However, the court sent the accused to three days of police custody.
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