Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Branch held Data analyst for Rs. 80 lakh SIM swap fraud

The Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Branch arrested a man (24 years old) from Pune on Wednesday for allegedly stealing Rs. 80 lakh from a businessman’s account in a SIM-swap fraud.

Gautam Mukherjee, the accused, is from Ranchi in Jharkhand and works for a software analytics firm in Pune. Mukherjee, a BCA graduate, has been working with a group that used the SIM-swap method for almost two years, according to investigators.

The Cyber Crime Department acted promptly in response to this high-tech scam, seizing Rs. 50 lakh rupees and returning it to the victim. In this example, the department’s vigilance prevented the entire cash from being lost to fraud, displaying a commitment to combating such cyber crimes.

During the probe, it was discovered that Mukherjee’s involvement in fraudulent activities was not his first involvement. He had already been linked to several other victims of similar frauds.

These cases are currently being investigated, and they are shedding light on a complicated web of online fraud.

He is currently working as a floor executive at the Pune firm, and three of his associates are wanted by the police. Mukherjee has been charged with breach of trust, cheating, and criminal conspiracy, in addition to IT Act violations.