CID nabs another member of Pak-based fraudster gang

Kolkata: The state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has nabbed one more accused in the case of fraud done from Pakistan, with help from their Indian counterparts. The accused person, identified as Farhan Khan of Siwan district in Bihar, was arrested on Monday from Park Circus area.

According to CID sleuths, Khan used to work as agent of the Pakistan-based gang of fraudsters. He used to run an agent network by himself here.

The agents in his network were engaged for withdrawal of money from different bank accounts, which were used to operate the fraud. Later, the money used to be sent out of country using hawala channels and other illegal means.

Khan will be produced before the Egra Court on Tuesday, with a plea for police remand.

Earlier, CID had arrested two top officials of Pran Beverage India Pvt. Ltd, for their illegal connection with the racket. Victims used to get information from phone numbers starting with International Subscriber Dialing (ISD) code +92 or 0092, which belongs to Pakistan.

They were informed using WhatsApp messages and phone calls that they have won a prize worth a huge amount in a lottery, which was being conducted using their mobile numbers.

The victims were convinced and were asked to deposit some amount of money on the pretext of processing fee to get the prize money in their bank accounts. After the

victims complied, the racketeers used to ask them to deposit the money to bank accounts provided by them.