Uttarakhand Police have arrested four members of a large interstate cybercrime gang for allegedly hacking phones and taking money from people’s bank accounts.
The gang used to send links on social media to get access to victims’ phones. All the money was moved to “mule accounts” so the accused could hide their identity, police said on Sunday.
An initial investigation has found suspicious transactions worth Rs 3.37 crore.
Tallital police stopped a car at Bhediyapakhad mod in Do Gaon on Saturday during a checking drive led by Superintendent of Police Jagdish Chandra and Deputy Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar.
Police said the four people in the car looked suspicious, and a detailed search led to the recovery of 11 phones, nine SIM cards, multiple Aadhaar and PAN cards, cheque books, QR codes, and several debit and credit cards.
During questioning, the accused said they sent APK files through social media to get into victims’ phones. Once the device was hacked, they transferred money to several “mule accounts”.
Police added that one of the QR codes was linked to a bank account connected to a case in Delhi.
The arrested men have been identified as Shubham Gupta from Alwar, Rajasthan; Piyush Goyal from Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh; Rishabh Kumar from Ghaziabad, UP; and Mohit Rathi from Gurugram, Haryana.
Police have also seized several high-end smartphones and the car used by the gang.
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