Two online traders were arrested in Thirumullaivoyal here on Monday evening for allegedly stealing cash to the tune of Rs 5 lakh from the bank account of another trader, via Internet banking.
Police said Jeeva and Vijayakumar of Ambal Nagar in Poonamallee allegedly stole Rs 5 lakh from the bank account of Santhosh Kumar of Ayyapakkam, using the latter’s login id and password.
Police said the money in Santosh’s account at a private bank in Poonamallee was sent by his brother in Dubai.
Being in the same business, the duo and Santhosh got acquainted online, police said, adding, that Jeeva and Vijayakumar came to know about the money after Santhosh mentioned having received money from his brother.
Following a complaint from Santhosh, police registered a case under IPC sections 406 (punishment for criminal breach of trust) and 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing deliver of property) and arrested the duo.
Job Racket Busted, 2 Arrested
Chennai: Two persons involved in job racket were arrested on charges of breach of trust, at Tirumullaivoyal, on Monday.
Police said they arrested Padma and Saleem Ahamed after they took Rs 1 lakh from Dinakarapandian promising a VAO post for Dinakarapandian’s friend’s son last July.
After taking the cash, Padma, who claimed to be the Tamil Nadu region head of People Forum of India, an NGO, started avoiding calls from Dinakarapandian.
Later, he saw Padma in the city and demanded that she return the money since she did not arrange the job. Padma and Saleem Ahmed ganged up and attacked the victim. Aggrieved, Dinakarapandian approached Vadapalani police station for action.
A case under sections 406, 420, 341, 392, 506(i) IPC and 3 of TNPPDL Act was registered on Sunday, and the accused were subsequently arrested on Monday.