Mateen.Hafeez@timesgroup.com
Mumbai: The Cuffe Parade police have arrested a 29-year-old man who
holds a masters degree in computer applications for running a fake call
center from Noida and cheating a Mumbai woman who was looking for a job.
The accused, along with his gang, duped the woman by promising her a
job and making her repeatedly deposit money in various bank accounts.
The accused told the police he had bought the woman’s contact
information from the employee of a global employment website.
The mastermind, Noida resident Jaideep Shastri,
was brought to Mumbai from Delhi on Saturday and arrested. “The
complainant, a 25-year-old woman, who is an MCom, was looking for a job.
Within days of her registering on a reputed online employment website,
she received emails and calls stating she was among 15 people selected
for a nationalised bank,” said a source. The complainant told the police
a woman, who identified herself as Devrishi Sharma, called her in June
2017 and told her she had been selected. Sharma asked her she needed to
deposit a “fee” to proceed with the job offer.
Sharma instructed the victim on several occasions
to deposit money in bank accounts, including hers (Sharma’s). After
depositing Rs 1.21 lakh, the victim realised she had been duped and
approached the Cuffe Parade police and lodged an FIR. The police began
probing the case and traced Sharma with the bank account details and
mobile number submitted by the victim. She was brought from Delhi in
August and arrested.
“During her interrogation, the police learnt about
the involvement of others. A man, Vikrant Giri, whose bank account was
used in the crime, too was arrested. During investigations, Shastri’s
name emerged as the mastermind of the scam,” said a source.
The police despatched a team to Noida and nabbed
Shastri. “During interrogation, he said that the employee of a global
employment website had sold him the contact details of several people.
We are now trying to arrest this person,” said a senior officer.
The Times of India, October 3, 2018
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