Police arrested three people from Nagaland including a woman who had allegedly hacked the email of former Karnataka Director General of Police Shankar Bidari and took Rs 25,000 from his friends.
According to the police, the arrested were identified as Thia Samong (31), Seropa Sesai (27) and Esther Konyak aka Rubika (28). The police added that all the accused are from Mon district of Nagaland.
According to police, the hackers recently sent a mail to Bidari’s friend seeking financial help. Without suspecting any foul play,the friend transferred the money into the account number mentioned in the mail. Later, when he checked with Bidari, he realised the fraud and lodged a complaint. The investigation finally led to the arrest of the trio.
The Police said that their modus operandi was simple, hacking well-known personalities’ e-mail or social media IDs and send messages seeking financial help from the friends of these personalities. Police have seized four mobile phones, 13 PAN cards in different names, six Aadhaar cards, two ATM cards and Rs two lakh in 20 bank accounts.
The police said that the accused had come in contact with two persons – James and Peter – on a social media site and carried out the phishing attack under their guidance. The two are absconding, said the police.
- PTI/ IANS