CEN Police arrest three persons, recover 12 grams gold-like chain, Rs. 4,500 cash

Mysuru: City’s Cyber Economic and Narcotics (CEN) Crime Police have arrested three persons on charges of cheating jewellers by faking cash transfer payment using Prank Pay App and have recovered 12 grams gold-like chain and Rs. 4,500 cash besides seizing two mobile phones from them.

On Dec. 30, the three accused, had gone to a jewellery store in city, purchased 11.250 grams gold chain and dollars worth Rs. 62,500 and told the jeweller that they would transfer the cash. They then showed a screenshot that the cash had been transferred and took the purchased gold.

When the jewellery store owner looked into the bank statement, he came to know that the cash was not transferred to his bank account and lodged a complaint with CEN Police, who registered a case.

A special team was formed to nab the accused and on Jan. 4, the Cops arrested the three accused, recovered a gold-like chain and cash. They also seized two mobile phones used to commit the crime from them.

During interrogation, the Police came to know that the accused had downloaded Prank Pay app from Google Play Store on their mobile phones, purchase gold ornaments and used to fake cash transfer payments using the Prank Pay app. The Police also came to know that the accused, apart from cheating jewellers in Mysuru, had also cheated jewellers at many places to the tune of Rs. 1,26,500.

DCP (Law and Order) M. Muthuraj and Devaraja Sub-Division ACP M.N. Shashidhar guided CEN Inspector N. Jayakumar, Sub-Inspectors (SIs) N. Anilkumar and M.L. Siddesh, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Subashchandra and staff Nagendra, K.S. Srinivas, V.A. Madhu, K.L. Bhavani and P. Kumar in the nabbing and seizing operation.