- Takes Rs 3 lakh in the name of getting a labour supply contract
- Cyber Crime Police arrest accused Saif Ali Chau
Chronicle Reporter, Bhopal
A case of fraud has come to light with the son of Madhya Pradesh government minister Krishna Gaur and grandson of former Chief Minister late Babulal Gaur. Cyber thugs have defrauded Krishna Gaur’s son of Rs 3 lakh 19 thousand in the name of getting a labour supply contract.
In this entire case, Bhopal Cyber Crime Branch has registered a case against unknown people and started investigation. According to the police, Krishna Gaur’s son Akash Gaur, who lives with her in 74 bungalow in Bhopal, had informed Cyber Crime. In this case, the Cyber Crime team has arrested accused Saif Ali Chau from Bhopal, who created a fake email and mailed to unhold the bank account. Let us tell you that Saif Ali had created a fake mail ID of cyber crime and mailed the bank. When the bank took information from the police in this matter, it was revealed.
Police said that investigation into the case revealed that the fraudster used an account of Bank of India to get the money. After the complaint, the cheated money was transferred to the account of another cooperative bank before the bank account was put on hold. Later, the cyber crime team collected information about the cooperative bank and froze the account.
Make an entry on the QR code and work will be allotted
Akash Gaur said in his complaint that on March 20, 2024, between 11:00 am and 4:00 pm, he received a call for the tender of labor supply in a private company. The caller asked him whether you do the work of labor supply. Akash confirms that he is a contracter. On this, the caller said that he would get the tender for the work. For this, an entry has to be made on the QR code and the work will be allotted.
Akash told the police that the caller introduced himself as RK Yadav and said that to get the tender, you will have to generate a vendor code soon and asked to deposit the prescribed fee for it. Shortly after, the fraudster sent a QR code on his WhatsApp and asked him to deposit the fee.
Akash fell into his trap and as per the instructions of the fraudster, on March 20, 2024, transferred Rs 3 lakh 19 thousand online from different bank accounts. After this the fraudster switched off the phone.
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Shailendra Singh Chauhan said that Cyber ??Crime Bhopal has caught an accused. He has transferred an amount of Rs 3.5 lakh in his bank account and then to the other accused account.
