Delhi Police have arrested a man for allegedly defrauding his paralysed brother-in-law of Rs 1.48 lakh by exploiting his position as a caretaker and gaining access to the family's banking information.
Key Points
- Shubham Jain arrested for allegedly siphoning Rs 1.48 lakh from his paralysed brother-in-law's bank accounts.
- Jain gained the family's trust by acting as the caretaker for his brother-in-law, who suffered paralysis after a brain stroke.
- The fraud was discovered after Rohan Aggarwal filed a complaint about unauthorised transactions from his bank accounts.
- Police investigation revealed that the siphoned funds were routed through multiple accounts before reaching Jain.
- Jain allegedly used the stolen money for travel and personal expenses, deceiving his family with fake social media accounts.
Delhi Police has arrested a 26-year-old man for allegedly siphoning off Rs 1.48 lakh from the bank accounts of his paralysed brother-in-law after gaining the family's trust while acting as his caretaker, officials said on Saturday.
The accused, identified as Shubham Jain, had been living with the complainant's family in Burari since January and was assisting his brother-in-law, who had suffered paralysis following a brain stroke, police said.
Discovery of the Financial Fraud
The matter came to light after Rohan Aggarwal filed a complaint on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) on May 13 regarding unauthorised transactions from his bank accounts.
Aggarwal, who runs a tuition centre in Burari, told police that fees from the centre were deposited into his mother's bank account. During scrutiny of financial records, the family discovered that Rs 1,48,626 had allegedly been transferred without their knowledge.
A case was subsequently registered at the Cyber Police Station North and an investigation launched.
Investigation and Money Trail
During the probe, police examined the complainant's mobile phone but found no suspicious applications or malware. Investigators then tracked the money trail and found that Rs 1.46 lakh had been transferred to a bank account belonging to one Atam Jeet Singh.
Further analysis of bank records and call detail records allegedly revealed that the money was later routed to Shubham Jain's account and showed frequent contact between the two, police said.
Officials said investigators also found that Rs 4,000 from the allegedly siphoned funds had been used for a travel booking. Inquiry with a travel agency revealed that the payment was made for a vehicle booking from Delhi to Manikaran on May 9, with Shubham listed as the customer.
The Arrest and Interrogation
Police later discovered that Shubham was the complainant's brother-in-law and had been taking care of him after his illness, thereby gaining access to the family's banking information.
He was arrested on May 20.
During interrogation, Shubham allegedly told police that he was unemployed and had created a false image of working for a reputed company and travelling abroad frequently.
To support the deception, he allegedly operated two social media accounts and created fake conversations posing as interactions with his employer, which he showed to family members to gain their trust, police said.
Modus Operandi and Further Investigation
Investigators said he allegedly gained access to the complainant's banking details under the pretext of paying for medicines and household expenses and then transferred money in small amounts into the account of his friend.
Police said Shubham allegedly told his friend that the money belonged to him and claimed he could not receive it directly in his own account.
The diverted funds were allegedly used for travel and personal expenses. Police also alleged that he borrowed money from acquaintances claiming that his UPI transaction limit had been exhausted.
Further investigation is underway, they said.
