The fake ACB officers withdrew the money from ATMs
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HYDERABAD: The banks accounts of fake ACB sleuths revealed that they received money from various government officials. Several employees frightened by the warning letters sent by the fake Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officers deposited money in the savings bank accounts as demanded by the crooks.
Highly placed sources said that an analysis of the transactions in the savings account which was suggested by the fake ACB officials to deposit money revealed that about Rs 40,000 was deposited by government officials last month.
For instance, the amounts and the dates of the deposits are Rs 10,000 on June 10, Rs 15,000 on June 18 and another Rs 15,000 on June 22. The fake ACB officers withdrew the money from ATMs in the cities of Andhra Pradesh as well as Telengana.
According to the transaction data, they withdrew the money at an ATM near the Reliance Fresh outlet at East Anand Bagh in Hyderabad on June 23 and 24. In a peculiar attempt, the fake ACB officers withdrew money from an ATM at Pileru in Andhra Pradesh on June 18. It was observed that, whenever the officials deposited money, the fake ACB sleuths withdrew it immediately.
The ACB officials stated that the case is very complicated as the culprits were spread out in the two states. ACB special additional director A.A. Lincoln stated that the fraud would be treated as a financial crime and said they would arrest the pseudo ACB officials soon.
We have identified one fake officer, says ACB:
ACB special additional director A.A. Lincoln said that based on preliminary information, the department had initiated investigation and would soon crack the fraud. Mr Lincoln said that he delegated the case to SP rank officer Jagannadha Reddy on Friday.
The ACB took this new modus operandi as a challenge. ACB sleu-ths are collecting bank transaction data of the fake ACB sleuths and are also investigating all angles. Mr Jagannadha Reddy said the case involves multi-dimensional fraud and is complicated. He also added that it comes under cyber crime. Officials collected all primary details related to the pseudo ACB sleuths.
An officer from the ACB informed that they had identified one of the fake ACB officer’s residence in Hyderabad and added that with the help of Telangana counterparts, they would take action soon.
Based on prima facie information the ACB officials believe that intelligent criminals are involved in the fraud. An officer said, “The culprits may have some legal knowledge, awareness about the functioning of the ACB and some intelligence.”
( Source : deccan chronicle )
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