Gurgaon: A 26-year-old male nursing attendant and his associate were arrested for allegedly transferring more than Rs 3.14 lakh from an elderly couple’s bank account to an online sports betting platform.The fraud came to light when the victim’s wife approached the Cyber Crime police station (East) on April 29, alleging multiple unauthorised UPI transactions from her account between April 2 and April 12.Police investigations revealed that Manvendra, 26, the nursing attendant, and his associate, Abhishek Kumar Maurya, 25, were both natives of Uttar Pradesh and living in Delhi for UPSC exam preparation. Manvendra was hired through a placement agency in Udyog Vihar as a male nursing attendant to care for the complainant’s ailing husband and visited the couple’s house daily, from April 1, in Sector 24, DLF Phase III.“During his visits, he gained access to the victim’s mobile phone and Paytm account. Taking advantage of the access, he reactivated the account and changed its UPI PIN. This enabled him to authorise transactions without the complainant’s knowledge,” a senior police officer said.To steer clear of any suspicion, the accused carried out all transactions through the victim’s Wi-Fi and mobile internet connection. They further routed the funds directly to an online sports betting platform, Satguru111, instead of their own accounts to hide the money trail. However, they lost the entire amount on the gambling platform.Police arrested Manvendra from Gurgaon on July 6, while Maurya was held in Delhi a day later. The mobile phones allegedly used in the offence were also recovered.Police are now examining whether other elderly residents were also targeted through such caregiving assignments and are seeking details from the placement agency and the betting platform as part of the investigation.
