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Cyber fraud: Delhi Police has busted an interstate cyber fraud gang and arrested 4 members. The gang has defrauded more than Rs 10 crore.
Cyber fraud: Delhi Police has busted an interstate cyber fraud gang and arrested 4 members. The gang has defrauded people of several states of more than Rs 10 crore through fake online trading platforms. Four members of the network have been arrested. Delhi Police officials said on Saturday that this action was taken on June 14 on the complaint of a person. The victim had lost Rs 49.35 lakh through a fake investment website. Police said investigation of bank accounts linked to the accused revealed more than 67 cyber crimes in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and other states. The police said the complainant had told the police that a woman had first contacted him on a messenger who convinced him to invest in a legitimate trading platform, but she turned out to be a fraud.
Gang used fake bank accounts
Police tracked the transaction and arrested four accused Atul Kumar (34), Varsha Sharma (35), Ajay Sharma (28) and a 54-year-old woman on November 20. Police said that the syndicate used to open fake bank accounts using documents of financially weak persons. These accounts were used for fraudulent income. Gang director Ajay Sharma arranged many such accounts. Due to which other members of the racket used these accounts. Police said that Atul Kumar and Varsha Sharma were found eating mules. Cheated amount of Rs 3.69 lakh was found in these accounts. On the other hand, Delhi Police has arrested 42 people in South-West Delhi under a special campaign against cyber crime. These people are accused of being involved in several inter-state fraud modules.
Raid under Operation Cyhawk
The accused defrauded the victims of more than Rs 254 crore. These arrests were made during raids under Operation Cyhawk. Police said 23 FIRs were registered and 377 NCRP complaints were found linked to the accused. A total of three laptops, two computer systems, 43 mobile phones, 17 passbooks, two check books, 14 debit cards and Rs 1.6 lakh in cash were recovered during the raid. The police said the target of the action was modules involved in ATM fraud, ‘digital arrest’, job-fraud, digital-marketing fraud, USDT-based laundering, cheque-clearance syndicates and large mule-account networks operating in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. During investigation, police found suspicious activity in four private bank accounts in Kishangarh.
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