FOUR FEMALE ISSUED NOTICE UNDER SECTION 41A OF CRPC
•CALL CENTRE USING HI-TECH VOIP SERVER SET-UP BASED ON INTERNET CALLING INSTALLED TO MASK GEO-LOCATION FOR TELE-CALLING AND DUPING VICTIMS ON THE PRETEXT OF CREDIT CARD REWARD POINT REDEMPTION BUSTED BY POLICE STATION CYBER NORTH • THE INVESTIGATION KICK-STARTED ON THE COMPLAINT OF AN INCOME TAX INSPECTOR POSTED IN DELHI, RECEIVED THROUGH NATIONAL CYBER CRIME REPORTING PORTAL • ACCUSED USING HI-TECH VOIP SERVER WITH 32 SIM SLOTS BOX OF DINSTAR GSM GATEWAYS CONNECTED WITH PATCH PANEL ANTENNA, MOBILE TRI-BAND REPEATER, COMPUTER SYSTEM, WI-FI ROUTER INSTALLED TO MASK LOCATION FOR INTERNET PROTOCOL BASED CALLING. • CALL CENTRE WAS CONNECTED TO VOIP SERVER VIA STATIC/PRIVATE IP AT A DISTANCE OF 5 KM AND COMPUTER GENERATED CALLS WERE MADE THROUGH SOFTWARE • CALL CENTRE WAS OPERATING UNDER THE GUILE OF TELE-CALLING FOR A HERBAL COMPANY IN THE NAME OF ‘NATURE FAX’AND COMPANY’S MEDICINES WERE ALSO KEPT ON DISPLAY AT CALL CENTRE TO AVOID ANY SUSPICION. • ACCUSED WOULD CHANGE LOCATION OF THE SERVER FREQUENTLY TO EVADE POLICE ACTION. • CREDIT CARD DETAILS OF VICTIMS WERE USED TO TRANSACT MONEY THROUGH VARIOUS WALLETS AND BANKS ACCOUNTS. •ONE DINSTAR GSM GATEWAYS WITH SERVER, 21 DESKTOP SYSTEMS, 06 LAPTOPS, 01 BIO METRIC SCANNER FOR ATTENDANCE, 3 WI-FI ROUTERS, 01 DVR, 03 MOBILE PHONES, SEVERAL BANK ACCOUNTS AND WALLETS RECOVERED.
A complaint on MHA Cyber Crime Reporting Portal from complainant Shri Amit Kumar R/o Surender Colony Jharoda Burari Delhi, who works as Income Tax officer in CR Building, Delhi was received in Cyber Police Station wherein he alleged that Rs 55,861 deducted from his SBI Credit Card after he received a call on pretext of activation of new Credit Card and redemption of Old Credit Card points. Upon this inducement complainant shared his Credit Card Details & OTP. Subsequently, a Case vide FIR No 61/2022 Dated 08/06/2022 U/s 420 IPC PS Cyber North was registered.
TEAM & INVESTIGATION:
Continuing the drive against Cyber fraudsters, who were duping gullible citizens, a dedicated team of police station Cyber North led by SI Rohit comprising SI Prem, SI Ranjit, SI Guman, SI Raju, ASI Arun, ASI Mahesh, W/HC Sunita, HC Kaluram, HC Vipin, HC Parveen, HC Karambir & Ct Jatin under supervision of Inspector Pawan Tomar, SHO/Cyber Police Station North and guidance of Shri Dhermender Kumar, ACP/Operations, busted a Call Centre using Hi-Tech VOIP Server Set-up based on Internet Calling installed at different location for Calling and duping victims in name of Redemption Credit Card Point & Activation of Credit Card busted.
Above said dedicated team was handed over the task to identify accused and arrest culprits. Technical analysis of Call Details & money transaction was made and it was found that suspects mobile numbers used for calling are having static location in Rohini. Efforts were made at the location of Rohini by technical and manual input but no clue was traced. Mr. Sagar Singh Kalsi, IPS, DCP, said, on sustained interrogation from the accused Sumit disclosed that Post Covid he started call centre at Janak Puri with Arman for SBI Bank Credit Card Calling. Accused used Dinstar GSM Gateways attached server for calling purpose to avoid identification and arrest and also for good connectivity & quality of calls. Software was installed in Desktop at Call Centre in which data for uploaded which makes automated calls which were handled by tele-callers. Card Details, CVV, Date of Expiry and OTP collected from victim was used for transfer of money from credit card to various wallets and bank which were later on withdrawn from various ATM’s.
Mr. Sagar Singh Kalsi, IPS, DCP, said, on sustained interrogation from the accused Sumit disclosed that Post Covid he started call centre at Janak Puri with Arman for SBI Bank Credit Card Calling. Accused used Dinstar GSM Gateways attached server for calling purpose to avoid identification and arrest and also for good connectivity & quality of calls. Software was installed in Desktop at Call Centre in which data for uploaded which makes automated calls which were handled by tele-callers. Card Details, CVV, Date of Expiry and OTP collected from victim was used for transfer of money from credit card to various wallets and bank which were later on withdrawn from various ATM’s.
Subsequently, IMEI Numbers used for calling were analysed and it was found that server based calls are being made to victims. On the basis of technical analysis through advanced softwares coupled with local inputs, four different locations of accused persons and server were identified and accordingly different teams were constituted. Raids were conducted simultaneously and server was seized from Manak Vihar Subash Nagar and Call Centre was raided at Panka Raod Janak Puri.
Hi-Tech VOIP Server bearing 32 Sim Slot Sim Box of Dinstar GSM Gateways connected with Patch Panel Antenna, Mobile Tri-Band Repeater, Computer System, Wi-fi Router was seized which was connected to Call Centre via Static IP. Subsequently, accused Sumit Phool R/o Subash Nagar Delhi and Arman R/o Vijay Vihar Phase 2 Rohini Sector 4 Delhi were arrested on 17.08.2022 & 18.08.2022 respectively. On the basis of other technical evidences including digital attendance record, 05 other female accused persons were identified and made to join investigation in compliance of Hon’ble Supreme Court guidelines.
INTERROGATION: Mr. Sagar Singh Kalsi, IPS, DCP, said, o n sustained interrogation from the accused Sumit disclosed that Post Covid he started call centre at Janak Puri with Arman for SBI Bank Credit Card Calling. Accused used Dinstar GSM Gateways attached server for calling purpose to avoid identification and arrest and also for good connectivity & quality of calls.
Software was installed in Desktop at Call Centre in which data for uploaded which makes automated calls which were handled by tele-callers. Card Details, CVV, Date of Expiry and OTP collected from victim was used for transfer of money from credit card to various wallets and bank which were later on withdrawn from various ATM’s. Medicines of a renowned pharmaceutical company was placed on display to avoid any suspicion. Accused were also found previously arrested in similar case of Mumbai Maharashtra.
DETAILS OF ACCUSED PERSONS: Sumit Phool R/o Subash Nagar Delhi Age 40 Years [He is the kingpin and main accused] (Arrested), Arman R/o Vijay Vihar Phase 2 Rohini Sector 4 Delhi, age 22 Years. [Team Leader] (Arrested), Kavita w/o Sumit Phool R/o Subash Nagar Delhi, age 33 Years. (Notice u/s 41A CrPC), Tina r/o Ashok Nagar, Tilak Nagar, Delhi. age 32 years. (Notice u/s 41A CrPC), Jyoti r/o Chandar Vihar, Nihal Vihar, Delhi, age 20 years. (Notice u/s 41A CrPC), Simran r/o Chandar Vihar, Nihal Vihar, Delhi, age 20 years(Notice u/s 41A CrPC), Kavya r/o Nand Colony, Ramesh Nagar, Delhi, age 20 years. (Notice u/s 41A CrPC)
PREVIOUS INVOLVEMENT: All the accused persons are previously involved in Case FIR NO 465/21 U/s 420/479 IPC & 66D & 66C IT PS Matunga Mumbai Maharashtra.