UP STF Caught 2 Digital Arrest Fraudsters in Thane for ₹ 95 Lakh
“A minimal use of thinking can save our hard-earned money so much; however, a bit of negligence can cost us a huge loss.”
On Sunday, the UP Special Task Force (STF) took down a cybercrime ring based in Thane, Maharashtra’s Mira Road.
Identification of Miscreants
2 criminals, Shine Iqbal Balasaheb (42) and Mohammad Iqbal Balasaheb (47), were taken into custody for their roles in a sophisticated fraud scheme that involved fraudulent documents and fictitious “digital arrests.”
Fake Imitation
The gang used fictitious investigations to swindle victims of substantial quantities of money by impersonating officials from the police, drug, and crime branches, among other law enforcement authorities.
How did the arrest go?
After a thorough investigation that exposed a massive scheme that used deepfake methods, falsified papers, and phony video calls to extract money from their victims, the accused were taken into custody.
Recovery
Three cell phones, two laptops, seven pen drives, three hard drives, six ATM cards, and two Aadhaar cards were among the many goods that the STF was able to retrieve.
Vishal Vikram Singh, ASP, STF
| ASP, STF, Vishal Singh said that the investigation began when Dr. B. N. Singh, a senior academic, filed a complaint on April 6, after receiving a WhatsApp call from a person identifying himself as Deepak Kumar Srivastava from a fictitious logistics company.
ASP Vishal Vikram Singh, who led the investigation, said that using cyber forensic tools and human intelligence, STF traced the suspects to their Mira Road address. |
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