Pratibha Syntex, Madhya Pradesh-based apparel exporter, faced the heat of cybercrime after a person illegally transferred Rebate of State Levies (ROSL)/Rebate of State & Central Taxes and Levies (ROSCTL) certificates worth Rs. 1.25 crore of the company.
MP’s State Cyber Cell arrested a man from Delhi who had previously also cheated Shahi Exports.
The accused, who has only passed his Class 8 exams,has been arrested by the Haryana police, along with his accomplices, for perpetrating a fraud of Rs. 27 crore with Shahi Exports.
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Pawan Kumar Verma, VP, Pratibha Syntex, had filed a complaint with the State Cyber Cell that 10 of the company’s ROSL/ROSCTL licences worth Rs. 1.25 crore had been transferred to another company without the consent of the complainant’s company.
The cyber cell registered a case under Sections 66-C, 66-D and 74 of the IT Act and 420 and 34 of the IPC against unidentified persons.
The cyber cell officials came to know during the investigations that the accused had prepared the digital signature certificate of the company using crucial information about the company.
Following that, the accused managed to transfer the certificate to a company named Black Curve in Badlapur, Thane.
The officials observed that the crime was committed from Delhi,and so a team of cyber cell raided many places in the city and recovered a lot of evidence.
Manish allegedly confessed to preparing fake digital signature certificates of the company. The accused had earlier worked as an agent in the Income-Tax Office in Delhi. He was arrested by the cell officials and further investigations are underway.