By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: CC & EO PS case No-65, dtd-02.08.2023, U/S-419/420 IPC r.w. Sec 66 (C)/66 (D) IT Act.
Gist of the Case:
The complainant is the owner of “SAI ELECTRO WORLD”, a store of Electric appliances.He got a telephonic call from the accused who impersonated him to be an employee of HDFC Bank (Mob- 7735844841) & he pursued the complainant to buy Panasonic 5 star Air Conditioners with GST bill.
Finally, 10 ACS were finalized @ Rs 2, 00,000/-.The complainant pais d Rs 1,00,000/- on RTGS from his account to the SBI Account of one Pradeep Kumar Nayak & other Rs 1,00,000/- on phone pe to the Axis Bank Account of one Sanjay Kumar Paltasingh.
Then, after depositing the money, the fraudster switched off the mobile.Hence, he reported the matter at PS for necessary action.
Name and Address of Accused Person:
Sidharth Panigrahi aka Sagar (25), S/O- Sudhanshu Bhusan Panigrahi of Ratha Gada Sahi, Ps-Nayagarh, Dist –Nayagarh. (Qualification: B Tech in Computer Science)
C/A of the Accused:
He was arrested one year before by CCEO PS on 25.07.2022 in connection with CCEO PS case no. 28 dtd 22.07.2022 U/S-419/420 IPC r.w. Sec 66 (C)/66 (D) IT Act in connection with to sale mobile phones through OLX .
He is also involved in Khandagiri, Nayapalli, & Chandrasekharpur PS cases for which remand report to be submitted.
Other complaints reported at CCEO PS are under verification & further investigation is going on.
Articles seized:
1. Cash of Rs 1 Lakh
2. Two mobile phones
3. Cash of Rs 1 lakh have been blocked on different Bank A/C of accused person
4. Bank passbook & credentials