Azamgarh: In a major crackdown on cybercrime, Azamgarh Police arrested 11 people accused of duping people of Rs 190 crore.
Besides, 169 bank accounts have also been seized by the police.
According to Dynamite News correspondent, Rs 13.40 lakh cash, 51 mobile phones, 6 laptops, 61 ATM cards, 56 bank passbooks, 19 SIM cards, 7 chequebooks, 3 Aadhar cards and a Jio fibre router have also been recovered from the accused.
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Superintendent of Police Hemraj Meena
Under a special campaign conducted under the direction of Superintendent of Police Hemraj Meena, on Monday, the police team of Cyber Crime Police Station exposed this gang which used to dupe people through banned online apps such as Reddy Anna, Lotus and Mahadev. The gang used to trap people by giving advertisements on social media platforms like Instagram, WhatsApp, Meta and Telegram.
Modus Operandi
Talking about their modus operandi, SP Hemraj Meena said that the gang used to create login IDs of the victims by luring them to double or triple their money and used to withdraw money from their accounts through online games and transfer it to fake accounts. Following which the victims' IDs were blocked.
Apart from India, members from Sri Lanka and UAE were also involved in this syndicate. The arrested accused include 6 from Uttar Pradesh, 2 from Bihar, 2 from Odisha and 1 from Madhya Pradesh. Total 70 cases of cyber fraud are registered against these accused across the country.
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They were arrested on 25 November from a house located in front of Smart Mall in Raidopur area of Nagar Kotwali. Police station cyber crime in-charge and his team arrested 11 accused by carrying out raid following a tip-off.
According to the SP, the arrested accused told during interrogation that they were running two units in Azamgarh, in which a total of 11 members were actively working. These people used to commit fraud using an app banned by the government. The victims were contacted through WhatsApp group. This gang used to distribute the defrauded amount among themselves.
