Kashmir man held for letting account to be used for fraud
A team of Central Cyber Police arrested Tajmul Akbar Sofi from Kashmir on Monday and brought him to Mumbai on transit remand. The police team probing the case said that his interrogation would shed light on his mentors. The complaint was filed in Feb this year in Bandra. According to her complaint, the fraudster contacted her via WhatsApp call, identifying himself as "Rajveer Kundra" from TRAI. Then, one Rahul Gupta, posing as a Supreme Court official, sent her forged 'Supreme Court' documents to support the claim. tnn
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