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 company’s Managing Director on WhatsApp and cheating a Hyderabad resident of ₹1.94 crore.
𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆: The victim received WhatsApp messages from an unknown number displaying the photo (DP) of his company’s MD, Sumanth. Believing the messages to be genuine, he was tricked into transferring ₹1.94 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.
𝗠𝗼𝗱𝘂𝘀 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶: The accused used WhatsApp to impersonate senior officials by setting the victim’s MD’s 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.
𝗔𝗰𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: Vaishna, 26, Private Job, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, Ajay Sahu alias Ajju, 20, Private Job, Datia, Madhya Pradesh
𝗦𝗲𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱: Two mobile phones used in the crime.
