National News 2025-09-12

TWO CHEATERS/ONLINE FRAUDSTERS WANTED BY CHENNAI CYBER CRIME, ARRESTED WITH THE HELP OF AEKC, CRIME BRANCH

ACCUSED HAVE SIPHONNED OFF AROUND RS. ONE CRORE SEVENTY-NINE LAKHAEKC

INFORMATION

On 9/9/2025, a team of Chennai Cyber Crime Police reported in the office of AEKC Crime Branch and requested for police assistance to arrest the two accused persons who were husband-wife and were wanted in case FIR No. 42/2025, u/s 318(4) BNS & 66C/66D IT Act, PS Ashok Nagar, Chennai (Tamil Nadu). It was informed by the Chennai Police that the accused persons are the holder of a bank account, in which the cheated money of the case has been transferred. It was also informed that the account is in the name of accused Ranjana Maurya and her husband Shiva Nanda Maurya r/o Jharoda, PS Wazirabad.

TEAM AND OPERATION

Immediately the matter was brought into the notice of senior officers and a team of AEKC comprising of SI Ankur, SI Ashok Kumar, SI Sanjay Sharma, SI Vijay Hooda, HC Somesh and HC Vinit led by Insp. Daleep Kumar, under the supervision of Sh. Pankaj Arora ACP/AEKC, and over all supervision of undersigned was constituted. A joint team of above officers with Insp. Premila, SI P. Janaki Raman with staff of Tamil Nadu police was constituted. The raid was conducted at the residence and work place of the accused persons and both husband wife duo were apprehended.

INTERROGATION

Both the accused persons are husband and wife, residing permanently at the above address. They disclosed that one Imran resident of Meerut (UP) is known to them. On his request they provided the bank account of Ranjana Maurya to Imran. He transferred Rs five lakhs to her account. The said money was withdrawn and given to Imran. For the use of account, they were paid Rs one lakh. They also provided the address and phone number of Imran. The team also conducted raids at Meerut but the accused Imran could not be traced.

PROFILE OF ACCUSED PERSONS

1. Ranjana Maurya w/o Shiva Nanda Maurya r/o Jharoda PS Wazirabad. She hails from Hyderabad and studied up to 12th standard. She is a house wife. Her bank account was used for transferring the cheated amount.

2. Shivanand Maurya s/o Mangal Maurya, R/o Jharoda PS Wazirabad Age 44 years, is permanent resident of Uttar Pradesh.

Both the arrested accused persons were produced before the Court, who were granted transit remand till 12/9/2025 for producing before the concerned Court in Chennai.

Bureau Chief Mahesh Chandra - Delhi

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Date: 26-03-2026