In a Digital Arrest Case, 3 Accused were arrested for deceiving a man for Rs. 1.10 crore
“Cybercriminals have now found a new way to blackmail innocent people and get money out of them with their consent.”
Three cybercriminals, including the kingpin, were taken into custody by the Varanasi commissionerate police on Sunday in connection with a Rs 1.10 crore digital arrest case. They were found in possession of cash, ATM cards, SIM cards, and cell phones.
What happened?
| 1. Mahesh Prasad, a retired government employee from Yash Bihar Colony in the Lathiya area, reported to the Varanasi Cyber Crime Police Station that he was called by an unidentified individual posing as a CBI officer, informing him that he was the subject of a formal complaint regarding money laundering involving a man named Naresh Goyal.
2. According to the scammer, Goyal used Mahesh’s information to withdraw Rs 538 crore from a bank. 3. Along with displaying an ATM card in Mahesh’s name, the scammer requested that he transfer Rs 1.10 crore to an account via RTGS as part of an investigation. 4. Mahesh went to the cyber police after he realized he was being conned. |
Vijay Pratap Singh, Assistant Police Commissioner
| A case was filed in accordance with BNS sections 318(2) and 318(4). The three culprits who were apprehended were named as Arvind Kumar Verma of Gautam Buddha Nagar, Utkarsh Verma of Lakhimpur Kheri district, and Sumit Gupta of Gorakhpur.
Eight phones, thirteen SIM cards, seven ATM cards, a checkbook, four passbooks, and Rs 70,000 in cash were found by the police. |
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