Mumbai man arrested for aiding cyber fraudsters

A 26-year-old man from Andheri has been arrested for allegedly allowing cyber fraudsters to use his bank account. Police say Sohail Basheer Shaikh received Rs 5 lakh into his account, money stolen from a victim of cybercrime. In exchange, he was paid Rs 10,000 for letting the fraudsters use his account. Shaikh provided the fraudsters with his bank account kit, which included a cheque book and a debit card. The money that entered his account was then transferred to another account by the fraudsters. This case is linked to the complaints of an 87-year-old former director of a well-known pharmaceutical company, who reported losing Rs 90 lakh to the scammers. The elderly victim was deceived by someone impersonating a police officer. This impersonator claimed the victim's account was part of a money-laundering investigation. The fraud occurred between December 20 last year and January 1 this year. The victim filed a complaint on January 23 with the Cyber-Crime Police. A team of officers, including senior inspector Nankumar Gopale, arrested Shaikh. Authorities have also frozen 193 bank accounts linked to the case, totaling Rs 27 lakh.