Cyber crime: Five including two BSNL employees arrested in Odisha

Cuttack: The Commissionerate Police on Saturday busted a cyber crime racket with the arrest of five members of the gang including two staff of telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) in Cuttack.

The accused allegedly fraudulently transferred cash to the tune of over Rs 25 lakh from the account of a woman from CDA area in the city through online transactions.

Shalini Das, a resident of Markatnagar in Cuttack, had registered a complaint with police regarding an online transaction worth Rs 25, 11, 085 from her bank account without her knowledge.

“We have arrested three persons from Kolkata. The trio was brought on transit remand after production before a local court there. They have been arrested here today. Besides, two BSNL employees working in Salipur have also been arrested. Further investigation is on into the case,” Cuttack DCP Sanjeev Arora said.

Three of the accused were arrested from Kolkata on January 10 and brought to Cuttack on transit remand. After interrogation, the two BSNL employees were arrested yesterday.

Notably, the accused managed to hack the internet banking account of one Shalini Das in November last year. Her father Sanjeev Das reported the online fraud to the local police.

“The three criminals from Kolkata had secured a mobile SIM from Salepur BSNL by producing fake documents in Sanjib Das’ name. Similarly, They had started internet banking in Shalini’s account by updating this number on her Markatnagar Bank Of India account after which they easily got the cash transferred online,” informed Arora.