A purchase worth Rs 1.5 crore was made by obtaining bank account and credit card information through traffickers

Mumbai: Cyber ​​police have arrested a gang of seven accused, who ran an illegal call center in Kolkata and purchased goods worth Rs 1.48 crore by obtaining bank account, debit card, credit card information of a Churchgate resident using an online portal. Was.

In this case, Kolkata residents Ryan Shahdas (22), Arunbha Halder (22), Ritam Mandal (23), Tamojit Sarkar (22), Rajib Shaikh (22), Sujoy Naskar (age 23), Rohit Baidhay (age ) 23) has been arrested.

Rs 50 lakh in cash, 27 mobile phones, five watches, three air birds, one MacBook, one iPad, 11 perfume bottles, two ladies bags, two fridges, two air conditioners, two printers, one kitchen chimney were seized from this gang. Has been done. ,

Mumbai South Division Cyber ​​Police said that the complainant living on Maharshi Curve Road, Churchgate had lodged the complaint on March 7. A case was registered at the cyber police station under sections 419, 420, 467, 120 (B), 66 (K), 66 (D).

Between February 29 and March 3, the accused obtained information about the complainant's bank account, debit card, credit card and his family's credit cards. After this, money was transferred from the bank accounts of the complainant, his wife and daughter living abroad to the credit cards. Then he made purchases worth Rs 1.48 crore using the online portal with his credit card.

The gang purchased valuables on credit cards and sent them to various places in Kolkata.

Therefore, the Mumbai Police team went to Kolkata. Fearing the police action, the accused fled to Siliguri.

Ultimately, with the help of local police, 7 accused were picked up from Siliguri.

The gang used to trap Indian and foreign nationals by making calls regarding credit card security from an illegal call center in Kolkata.