Four UP men held by Kochi police for siphoning off Rs 42 lakh from realty firm

KOCHI: Kochi cyber police arrested four Uttar Pradesh natives who created a fake WhatsApp account by impersonating the managing director (MD) of Asset Homes and cheated the company’s chief finance officer (CFO) by siphoning off Rs 42 lakh in June this year. Vipin Kumar Mishra (22); Dheeraj Kumar (35); Umath Ali (26); and Sakshi Mouly Raj (27), were arrested on Saturday.

The accused created a WhatsApp account with the profile picture of the MD and sent a message to the CFO to transfer Rs 42 lakh to various bank accounts. Unaware of the fraud, the CFO transferred the amount to the requested bank accounts.