Two arrest in 1.94 crore fraud
RSD- Hyderabad news: The cyber Crime Police of Hyderabad arrested Ajay Sahu (Madhya Pradesh) and Vaishna (Uttar Pradesh) for impersonating a companyโs Managing Director on WhatsApp and cheating a Hyderabad resident of โน1.94 crore.
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐: The victim received WhatsApp messages from an unknown number displaying the photo (DP) of his companyโs MD, Sumanth. Believing the messages to be genuine, he was tricked into transferring โน1.94 crore to a bank account shared by the fraudsters, supposedly for a new project. Later realizing the fraud, the victim filed a complaint (NCRP No. 33707250029062). A case was registered under Cr. No. 1225/2025 under sections 66C, 66D of the IT Act and 111(2)(b), 318(4), 319(2) BNS.
๐ ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ: The accused used WhatsApp to impersonate senior officials by setting the victimโs MDโs image as their display picture. They opened fake current bank accounts and sent fraudulent payment instructions. Victims were manipulated into transferring large sums based on trust in the impersonated identity.
๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: Vaishna, 26, Private Job, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, Ajay Sahu alias Ajju, 20, Private Job, Datia, Madhya Pradesh
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ: Two mobile phones used in the crime.
