Two Delhi Police sub-inspectors (SI), absconding since March after they allegedly siphoned money seized in cybercrime cases, were arrested from Indore last week, police said on Tuesday.
Police identified one of the officers as Ankur Malik (32), a resident of UP’s Baghpat who was posted at Northeast district cyber police station. His female associate, whom the police did not name, was posted at GTB Enclave police station.
The arrests came after a coordinated raid by Delhi Police and local police teams, leading to the recovery of gold and cash, said police.
According to officers, Malik went on medical leave on March 17 but did not return to duty after that. Around the same time, the female SI also stopped coming to work without giving any notice.
“After Malik stopped showing up to work, we looked at his bank accounts… We noticed several big transactions that did not match his salary. We traced the money back to the accounts that were seized in cybercrime cases…,” said an officer.
“At first, we didn’t know that the woman SI was also involved. While tracking Malik, CCTV camera footage from a hotel in Noida showed them leaving a building together. That’s how we connected the two,” the officer added.
Following this, three FIRs under sections 318(4) (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), 336(3) (forgery for purpose of cheating), 338 (forgery of valuable security, will, etc), 340(2) (using as genuine a forged document or electronic record), and 61(2) (criminal conspiracy) of the BNS were registered against Malik and the woman SI.
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“During a primary probe, the team found cyber fraud involving Rs 75 lakh was illegally transferred through four separate fraudulent transactions… by presenting judicial orders obtained through dishonest means, issued on behalf of purported complainants… Based on technical surveillance and information gathered through various sources, on July 18, the team conducted a raid in coordination with the local police at Emerald City in Indore, leading to the arrest of the absconding police officers,” said DCP (Northeast) Ashish Mishra.
During the raid, police said they recovered Rs 12 lakh in cash, 820 gm worth of gold bars and coins, 200 gm of gold jewellery, 11 smartphones, a laptop, three ATM cards, and multiple documents.
During questioning, the two allegedly revealed the names of their accomplices. Following this, police said, three men – Mohammad Ilyaas (40) of Chand Bagh, Arif (35) of Kabir Nagar, and Shadab (23) of New Kardampuri, all residents of Delhi – were arrested.
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