Man Held in Bengal for Duping Uttarakhand Hotel Manager: Cops

The special task force (STF) of Uttarakhand police has arrested a 33-year-old man from West Bengal for allegedly committing a cyber fraud with a manager of a hotel firm to the tune of ₹3.2 crore by posing as managing director of the same company, an officer said on Monday.

- HT Correspondent

DEHRADUN:

"The accused, identified as Suraj Maula, is a resident of South 24 Parganas in West Bengal. The police also recovered two mobile phones with three SIMs, one driving license, one Aadhaar card, one photo of the Aadhaar card, three debit cards, and two SIM cards," SSP STF Navneet Singh said.

Giving details about the case, he said that a first information report (FIR) was registered against an unidentified person in May for allegedly defrauding a hotel development company to the tune of ₹3.2 crore. The accused, posing as managing director of the company, called the general manager on May 4 to transfer the money from the company's account to sign a deal with a client. The money was transferred in two installments—₹1.95 crore and ₹1.25 crore—on the same day before he could realize the trap.