Belagavi Police arrest two for online job scam

Belagavi Police have arrested two people on the charge of being involved in an online fraud.

Megha Maradolkar, a resident of Belagavi who was apprehended in Goa, and Hyderali Ghulamali Ujjainwala, arrested in Mumbai, were running an online racket to defraud citizens under the guise of “Work From Home” opportunities and government loan schemes.

Following a complaint by Manasi, officers of the Cyber, Economic and Narcotic wing began investigating.

According to police reports, Megha Maradolakar befriended unsuspecting individuals promising them lucrative remote work and assistance in securing government loans.

Instead, she used their personal documentation to open bank accounts in their names without their knowledge of the criminal intent. These accounts served as “mules” for transferring stolen funds. A search of Megha’s residence yielded evidence of 72 different bank accounts opened in the names of various innocent Belagavi citizens.

The investigation revealed that Megha couriered bank kits and passbooks to Hyderali in Mumbai.

Hyderali, along with his son Idris Ali and accomplice Aziz Bora and Megha’s daughter Shivani managed the distribution of these funds.

Investigators detected fraudulent transactions of over ₹1.27 crore. They found that 47 of the accounts were tied to 144 cybercrime complaints filed across the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP).

Police Commissioner Borase Bhushan Gulabarao commended Assistant Commissioner of Police B.S. Mantur and Police Inspector S.N. Gabi and their team.

The Police Commissioner has urged citizens to remain vigilant and never share personal documents or open bank accounts on behalf of third parties.