The Meerut Police’s Cyber Cell and Lisadi Gate Police Station have busted an alleged cyber fraud network operating under the guise of a Common Service Centre (CSC), leading to the arrest of a father-son duo accused of misusing identity documents to facilitate online financial fraud.
The accused have been identified as Arkam, son of Nizamuddin, and Nizamuddin, son of Yaseen, both residents of Ansar Colony in the Gola Kuan area. The arrests were made during a joint operation based on electronic surveillance and intelligence inputs.
Addressing a press conference at the Police Lines on Sunday, SP Crime Avneesh Kumar said the operation was carried out under the directions of senior police officials as part of an ongoing drive to inspect CSCs and Jan Seva Kendras operating in the city.
According to police, the accused were running a facility called “Royal Services Jan Seva Kendra” from Ansar Colony. During the investigation, officers found evidence suggesting that the centre was allegedly being used to collect identity documents from unsuspecting individuals and use them for illegal activities.
Police said the accused allegedly targeted poor and needy people, convincing them to hand over their Aadhaar cards, voter IDs, PAN cards, and other personal documents. These documents were then allegedly used to create forged identities and open bank accounts without the knowledge of the original document holders.
During the raid, police recovered a large quantity of documents and electronic devices allegedly linked to the fraud operation.
Meerut Police Bust Father-Son Cyber Fraud Scam
Two maulanas running a Jan Seva Kendra were arrested for using stolen IDs to open fake bank accounts and move stolen money.
Cops recovered 139 IDs, 180 Aadhaar cards, 97 PAN cards, and 10 bank passbooks. pic.twitter.com/ed45bIJAJ2
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The recovered items include: Two mobile phones, 92 debit and credit cards, 10 bank passbooks, Five cheque books, 139 voter identity cards, 180 Aadhaar cards, 97 PAN cards, 16 blank health cards, 10 rubber stamps and official-looking seals.
Police believe these materials were being used to create and manage bank accounts opened through forged or manipulated identity records.
During interrogation, the accused reportedly admitted that they, along with other family members, procured identity documents from vulnerable individuals. Investigators allege that forged Aadhaar cards, voter IDs, and other records were prepared using these details.
Using fake seals and fabricated paperwork, the accused allegedly opened bank accounts in the names of unsuspecting people. Debit and credit cards linked to these accounts were then obtained and used for online transactions and cyber fraud activities.
Police say the accused generated illegal profits through transactions conducted on various online payment platforms and financial websites.
SP Crime Avneesh Kumar said investigators have discovered transactions linked to online platforms including instantmudra.in and swifemoney.in. The financial trail is now being examined to determine the scale of the operation and identify additional beneficiaries.
A significant breakthrough came when police found that one of the recovered bank accounts had already been linked to a cyber fraud complaint registered on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) from Assam. This has raised suspicions that the racket may be connected to a wider interstate cyber crime network.
Police have identified another suspect, Abu Bakar, son of Nizamuddin, as a member of the alleged racket. He is currently absconding, and police teams have been deployed to locate and arrest him.
Investigators are now trying to determine how many people may have fallen victim to the identity theft scheme and how many fraudulent bank accounts were opened using stolen or misused documents.
A case has been registered at Lisadi Gate Police Station under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Information Technology Act, and the Aadhaar Act.
The accused were produced before a court and further legal proceedings are underway. Police have stated that the investigation remains active and additional arrests cannot be ruled out as they continue to trace the alleged cyber fraud network.
