DIGITAL ARREST: PGI doctor duped of Rs 2.81 crore

Lucknow (The Uttam Hindu): A software engineer has been arrested in connection with the cheating case involving Dr. Ruchika Tandon of the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI), using bank accounts set up in the names of beggars. The police investigation uncovered that crores of rupees were transferred between hundreds of these accounts.

The scammers managed to steal ₹2.81 crore by digitally defrauding Dr. Ruchika. The Special Task Force (STF) and Cyber Crime Police have apprehended 18 individuals linked to the scheme, including Robin Kumar from Saharanpur and Nitin Gurjar from Sambhal, who were arrested on Wednesday. The suspects allegedly joined the cheating ring and opened accounts to facilitate the transfer of the illicit funds. The investigation revealed that multiple accounts were created using the identities of beggars, with the fraudsters retaining the debit cards and necessary documents for their own use. Over the past year, approximately a hundred such accounts have been opened, and the Cyber Crime Police believe the total may be even higher.

Arrests related to this case have been ongoing for nearly a month. The investigation into ten of the suspects has made significant progress, and the police are expected to file a charge sheet against them soon. However, it remains unclear how many additional suspects are still at large in this ongoing investigation.