Learned fingerprint cloning online; 500 bank accounts hacked, police also swindled

Bareilly: Police have arrested six people, including 26-year-old Gaurav, at Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh. He is accused of hacking 500 bank accounts and withdrawing money from their accounts. The money was withdrawn from the accounts of the beneficiaries of Shetkari Sanman Yojana, pension and other government schemes. He took the lessons of fingerprint cloning online. A fingerprint cloning costs only five rupees, Gaurav told police. Hearing Gaurav’s ‘deeds’, even the police went crazy.

Gaurav has studied till graduation. He runs a photo shop in the Kant area. The racket was operating from Jalalabad area. Police found several Aadhar cards, a bank passbook and 500 cloned fingerprints in the possession of the gang.

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‘Asa’ was exposed

According to police, several people had lodged complaints in this regard. It was said that the money was deposited in the bank account through various schemes by the government. But the money ‘disappeared’ from his account. After receiving several such complaints, the police handed over the investigation to the Crime Branch. The names of Shivram, Sunil Tripathi, Dev Vrat, Sandeep Singh, Shehrun, Rajveer and Hukum Singh came to light in the investigation. Police arrested Shivram, Sunil, Dev and Sandi. They found cloned fingerprints and a fake ticket. Gaurav was later arrested. The accused were targeting uneducated account holders. The accused had taken online lessons on cloning and the process of withdrawing money from the account, police said.

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