New Delhi: A woman was allegedly defrauded of Rs 4 lakh by scammers posing as Delhi Jal Board officials who threatened to disconnect her water connection.
Police have arrested two individuals, identified as Deepak Kumar (22) and Pappu Ray (25).
The incident was reported by a 52-year-old woman from Malviya Nagar, who said she received a text message from a mobile number claiming to be from Delhi Jal Board.
The message warned that her water connection would be disconnected if her account was not updated. She later received an APK file via WhatsApp, purportedly for updating her account by paying Rs 9.
After entering her debit card details, she received notifications of two unauthorised transactions totaling Rs 400,000. Police registered a case and gathered all relevant details from the complainant. Bank transactions were analysed thoroughly and verified.
Further analysis of the mobile number used for the WhatsApp call revealed it originated from Jharkhand. A detailed money trail investigation found that Rs 2,96,000 had been credited to two different bank accounts. These accounts were linked to operations in areas including Nithari, Kirari, Suleman Nagar, Punjabi Bagh, Rohini, Mangolpuri, Nangloi, and Mubarakpur Dabas.
“Through surveillance and technical analysis, the location of the accused using these accounts was pinpointed. A raid was conducted, and two people were apprehended. Some of the defrauded funds were seized,” police said.
According to investigation, Pappu posed as a Delhi Jal Board officer and sent threatening messages about water disconnection due to unpaid bills.
