Kanpur: Kanpur police arrested two cyber criminals who defrauded a Czech Republic citizen on Thursday. The accused created a fake company named “Vardhaman Industries” and defrauded G Jenjela, of the Czech Republic of 2 lakh dollars. This action was carried out under the direction of Police Commissioner Raghubir Lal.DCP West S M Qasim Abidi said that the victim filed a complaint through email. After this, Panki police took swift action and caught the accused.
The arrested accused were identified as Amit Om Prakash Sharma and Aakash Kumar. Rs 20,150 cash, a car, laptop, four mobile phones, 21 passbooks of various banks, and 9 ATM cards were recovered from their possession.Police also seized three Aadhaar cards, two PAN cards, two voter ID cards, two driving licences, one RC, two rubber stamps, a purse, and a backpack. Cash worth Rs 1 crore 30 lakh from various bank accounts related to cyber fraud was also seized. This arrest was carried out underSHO Manoj Kumar Bhadauria by Sub Inspector Nishant Kumar, Afroz Ahmad, Durgesh Shukla, Mahesh Saroj, and Cyber Cell West Zone in-charge S-I Shubham Yadav and their team. He stated that G Jenjela owns a company in Frenstat Pod Radhostem in the Czech Republic. The company deals in other non-durable miscellaneous goods. According to police officials, his company needed steel. Officials there searched for companies and found a firm in Panki’s Uptron Estate. Company officials contacted the firm. Communication began through emails from both sides and deal was finalised for steel export. The company transferred 200 thousand dollars (approximately Rs 2 crores) to the account of Vardhman Industries located in Panki. Despite payment, steel was not sent to the Czech Republic company. When emails and other documents were examined, they turned out to be fake. Businessman Jenjela complained to the Police Commissioner’s office via email on Jan 13 this year about the incident.
