Prayagraj: Prayagraj police on Friday arrested two cyber criminals identified as Sandeep Kumar Sen (23) and Mohd Sahil (19), residents of Attarsuiya and Khuldabad, respectively, for allegedly cheating many people while posing as the officials of CBI, RBI, Income Tax, and other govt agencies through an app. A case under section 319 (2), 318 (4), 308 (2), 336 (3), 111 (1) (2) of BNS and section 66 and 67 of the IT Act was registered against the duo with the cyber police station. The complaint filed by one of the victims stated that the criminals initially contacted him through an app and convinced him to invest Rs 20 lakh for gains.
When the victim asked for his money back, the fraudsters, claiming to be govt officials, threatened him to fabricate case against him. They duped him of around Rs 68 lakh. They used to lure victims for investment in digital currency using fake documents and later threaten to implicate them in fake cases.
The duo were also running bars and restaurants in Delhi. Police have seized three mobiles, one cheque book, ten ATM cards, five fake SIM cards, and 14 bank accounts from them. tnn We also published the following articles recently Case registered against woman trying to obtain US visa using fake documents: Delhi Police Delhi Police registered a case against Jashandeep Kaur for attempting to obtain a US visa with fraudulent documents.
The US Embassy in India reported she falsely claimed employment with Kapoor Associates. Kaur admitted to colluding with Jaswant Singh and Vanshika of KC Overseas Education Karnal for fake documents. Investigations are ongoing.
Fake Mumbai cops dupe techie of Rs 20 lakh A 27-year-old software engineer from Pune was defrauded of Rs 20 lakh by online fraudsters posing as Mumbai crime branch officers. The crooks claimed to have intercepted a drug-laden parcel in his name and used his Aadhaar and bank details to obtain a pre-approved loan, which they transferred to other accounts. Police are investigating the money trail.
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The next hearing is set for August 29..
