Bengaluru: The Central Crime Branch (CCB) has detained a man in Bengaluru who posed as an Income Tax officer to many unsuspecting victims and swindled their money.
The accused who was residing in Ejipura in the city, is identified as John Kajiche and is a native of Dhimapura in Nagaland.
The 24-year-old would call up his victims, introduce himself as an Income Tax officer and collect their personal banking details, including the OTP number. He would use all this information to withdraw money from their bank accounts.
John who moved to Bengaluru a few months ago, has an associate in the crime. The duo would call up people in guise of I-T officials looking to update information about income tax returns. If a victim seemed to be convinced, the duo would try and obtain the personal information they required to extract money from their accounts.
One of the victims had filed a complaint on December 15. According to him, the accused had sent him a link, and in a few minutes of clicking on the link he lost Rs 2.2 Lakh from his bank account. Based on the victim’s complaint, the CCB officials started an investigation and detained John. His associate is still on the run.
According to police, on December 14, John had opened a new account in a private bank which he used for these activities.
Police have also asked people to be cautious while divulging their personal details.
