Wanted man held after he recharged his cellphone

A mobile recharge helped the Delhi police to arrest a man who was the mastermind of a ` 2.53- crore fraud.

He was identified as Ajay Kumar, alias Ajay Chauhan.

According to the police, the complainant who was a company secretary reported that one of his fomer employees namely Ajay Kumar, a deputy manager, HR, in his firm, had pocketed ` 2.53 crore by fraudulently settling the PF claim of a former employee Suresh Babu and others.

Preliminary enquiry of the police revealed several instances of fake PF claims allegedly linked to Ajay Kumar who had been engaged in this fraud since 2015, said the police.

The team got a clue when the accused recharged his mobile from a shop in Noida, UP, close to a society. The accused’s photograph was shown to the nearby residents and security guards. One of the guards identified the accused and said that the accused had been residing in the society and had shifted three months ago.

Thereafter, the team laid a trap and apprehended the accused who is in police remand, said a senior police official.

During sustained interrogation, he disclosed that he had started a company in the name of his wife and one of his friends, Manphool. Some of the cheated amount was invested in this company and about ` 40 lakh was invested in purchasing a piece of land in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh.

He further disclosed that several lakhs of rupees has been transferred to the other accounts. The accused invested money with Manphool’s help. Efforts are being made to arrest Manphool.