Man wanted in inter-state e-fraud offences held close to Mumbai

The man was initially arrested for possessing a country-made revolver but during interrogation, his involvement in e-fraud offences also came to light.

Assistant Commissioner of Police(ACP) Crime N T Kadam said that the accused has been identified as Ramesh Kavaria, a resident of Chembur suburb in eastern Mumbai.

ACP Kadam further said, "Acting on a tip off,the Crime Branch officials laid a trap and arrested the man near the Sri Krishna Park of Diva-Shil Road in Diva town Tuesday evening. A country-made revolver worth Rs 10,000 was reocovered from his possession.

Thane Central Crime Unit (CCU) senior Inspector Anil Honrao said, "The interrogation of the arrested accused revealed that he was also involved in hacking of bank accounts of the customers and two offences, one at the Vanrai Police Station of Mumbai and another at the Cyber Police Station of Hyderabad of Telangana, have been registered against him."

The accused has been booked under the IPC sections 419 and 420 along with the sections 66 and 67 of the Information Technology(IT) Act at these police stations for a total fraud of Rs 23 lakhs and he was at large after the registration of offences," mentioned Inspector Honrao.

The police suspects that the arrested accused is a part of a huge racket operating pan-India,which illegally procures customers data and with its help, hacks bank accounts and siphons off money.

"This is only a tip of the iceberg in the ongoing mega racket of hacking bank account of customers from different banks and siphoning away big amounts. The further interrogation will reveal the further details and of his associates," claimed police.

The accused was booked under the relevant sections of the Arms Act as well as the Bombay Police Act, stated police.

"The accused will be handed over to the Vanrai Police Station and the Cyber Police Station of Hyderabad for their further investigations," added police.