Archive for month: May, 2024

Haveri: In a cyber fraud case reported in Ranebennur of Haveri district, a senior consultant at Sanjeevini Nursing Home was allegedly cheated of Rs 3.7 crore in a fake money laundering case by fraudsters impersonating as Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers.   

The doctor identified as Dr Bhimasen Karjagi transferred funds to 10 separate accounts across multiple banks owned by the criminals for two months, intending to clear his name from the money laundering accusations. 

However, the doctor got scammed by the fraudsters who manipulated him into believing that he was implicated in a money laundering investigation and that his bank account was under scrutiny.   

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As per a TOI news report, Dr Bhimasen received a call from an unknown number on April 11, 2024. The caller, introducing himself as Dikshit Gadad, an inspector from the CBI in Mumbai, falsely informed Dr Bhimasen that a case had been filed against Naresh Goyel for bank fraud and money laundering. The fraudster alleged that Goyel had transferred money to Dr Bhimasen’s Canara Bank account and then withdrawn it, demanding verification of all bank transactions.  

According to SR Ganachari, circle police inspector of the cybercrime, economic offences, narcotics (CEN) police station, the doctor was pressured and threatened with criminal action by the fraudsters prompting him to transfer the amount. Following this, Dr Bhimasen transferred the money to ten different accounts last month through RTGS until May 17.

Speaking to The Daily, Ganachari said, “A total of Rs 3.7 crore has been transferred to the fraudsters’ accounts and, finally, he approached us to conduct an inquiry. The investigation is ongoing, and we require the support of technical experts to handle this case.”

Further he added, “Despite warnings from the Cyber Economic and Narcotics Crime Police (CEN) regarding online fraud, individuals continue to fall victim to deceptive schemes. People should inform the police if they receive any suspicious phone calls; it will help avoid financial losses.”

Also read- Mumbai Doctor Cheated Of Rs 9 Lakh In Fake Money Laundering Case

New Delhi- Once again in a National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2024 exam scam, a new group of four individuals has been recently arrested by a special unit of the police (New Delhi district) for allegedly operating a gang that solved NEET 2024 exam papers.

According to a recent report by the Indian Express, the four accused have been identified as Sumit Mandoliya, Krishna Kesarwani, Prabhat Kumar (27) and Kishore Lal (37). Sumit Mandoliya and Krishna Kesarwani, both are MBBS students from government medical colleges. Sumit was pursuing his MBBS course from West Bengal and Krishna, was a first-year MBBS student from Uttarakhand. Meanwhile, Prabhat Kumar runs a coaching centre in Patna and Kishore Lal is a medical school admissions consultant in Rajasthan.

The matter came to light when the biometric data of Mandoliya and Kesarwani did not match during the NEET examination at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Mehta Vidyalaya on Kasturba Gandhi Marg in New Delhi on May 5. After the biometric data was found mismatched, the matter was reported to the police and then both the students were arrested. Subsequently, the students were arrested and questioned where they revealed about Prabhat Kumar and Kishore Lal, who were their handlers.

Considering the seriousness of the case, it was then transferred to the Special Staff of the New Delhi district. A dedicated team, led by Inspector Sanjay Kumar Gupta, was formed to conduct the investigations, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Devesh Kumar Mahla. Then, a team of officers analysed the technical surveillance and conducted raids in Delhi, Alwar, Jaipur and Noida to trace and arrest the accused. During this, Kumar and Lal were arrested from a hotel in Noida on Friday.

As per the Indian Express media news report, the police informed that during the interrogation, both Kumar and Lal allegedly revealed that they used to identify top-performing students and pay them to manipulate the recruitment process. Apart from this, they also used to charge the amount ranging from Rs 20 lakh to Rs 25 lakh from the aspirants for providing proxy students for the NEET exam.