Cyber Police Station, South East District, has arrested a fraudster named Kalyan Roy, a resident of Thakurmura village, Tripura (located at the Bangladesh border). The arrest led to the recovery of Rs 2.40 lakh, said the Cybercrime unit of Delhi Police.
The premises of 17 suspects were searched in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Maharashtra and Punjab as part of the agency's ongoing investigations in the case, linked with an organised trafficking syndicate engaged in trafficking of Indian youth to Southeast Asian countries.
Shahdara Cyber Police Station in the national capital has arrested a Chinese national, Fang Chenjin, in connection with a major cyber fraud case involving the cheating of over Rs. 43.5 lakhs, DCP Shahdara said.
As per information from police officials, the victim, an alumni of prestigious college, held top positions in several companies and had received a call from thugs regarding a courier that had been delivered on his name.
In a major step to unearth a network of "Mule Bank Accounts," Guwahati Police has arrested eight individuals linked to a cyber-fraud operation following a raid at a lodge in Boragaon area of the city, said a police official.
In a significant step towards dismantling an international human trafficking syndicate, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a chargesheet on five persons in Lao PDR accused of cyber fraud and human trafficking, run by a Delhi-based consultancy firm, NIA officials confirmed on Thurs
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to constitute an expert committee under the supervision of the sitting or retired judge of the apex court to examine the possibility of various ways to control the cyber frauds.
In a stern action against cybercrime, Punjab police in a joint operation with Assam Police arrested two persons from Guwahati and recovered Rs 5.25 crore, ATM cards and mobile phones.
The accused had messaged the victim over whatsapp messenger posing as Bhopal Collector Kaushlendra Vikram Singh and demanded money. The accused had also put up Bhopal Collector's photo as a profile picture of the whatsapp account.
According to ED, all four accused were involved in incorporation of shell companies and opening of bank accounts, through which Proceeds of Crime (PoC) generated from cyber scams were laundered.