Court rejects bail plea of Rajasthan farmer accused of cyber fraud

The sufferer, a Navy man, was allegedly duped of ₹7.2 lakh after being threatened with digital arrest in a cash laundering case wherein senior NCP chief Nawab Malik was concerned.

Additional classes choose Avinash Kulkarni, on June 13, rejected the bail plea of Ugraram Godara, arrested on April 8.

In the detailed order obtainable on Monday, the court docket famous that it was a “very serious crime”.

“The accused has played an important role in such an offence. This cyber-economic crime is a very serious crime which is a danger to the economy of this country. This offence impeaches the credibility of the Indian economy,” the court docket held.

According to the prosecution, the complainant, Anilkumar Dimri, an Indian Navy staffer, obtained a cellphone name, throughout which the caller claimed to be from TRAI.

The caller knowledgeable Dimri that unlawful cash had been despatched overseas from a checking account linked to his cellphone quantity, and he was made to consider that he was concerned in a cash laundering case wherein senior politician Malik is an accused, the prosecution stated.

He later obtained a video name from one other quantity, throughout which the caller pretended to be from the Delhi Police and threatened digital arrest.

Dimri was instructed to switch ₹7.2 lakh to a State Bank of India account to keep away from arrest, the prosecution stated.

Realising that he had fallen sufferer to cyber fraud, Dimri approached the cyber fraud helpline. A case was registered, and Godara was arrested.

Godara’s lawyer argued that he was harmless and arrested merely on suspicion.

His continued custody is just not required, particularly as he’s a widower with a younger daughter and an aged father who depends on him, the defence submitted.

The defence additionally highlighted that Godara solely obtained ₹22,500 on this case.

However, the court docket rejected his plea, stating that “considering the nature of offence”, if launched on bail, “there is a possibility that he may commit the same type of offence”.

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