5 members of digital arrest and fraud gang arrested, defrauded 239 people of Rs 110 crore

Agra News: Agra Police has busted an interstate gang involved in digital arrest and cyber fraud, the police has arrested five people of the gang. This gang defrauded 239 people from India and abroad of Rs 110 crore, for this 81 bank accounts were used. The police team has recovered Rs 13 lakh and recovered 9 mobiles, one laptop, 18 debit cards etc.

According to the information received from the police regarding the action, the gang has defrauded 239 people of about Rs 110 crore. Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Police (City) Suraj Kumar Rai said that the accused used to take training from cyber thugs sitting abroad. Used to provide them bank accounts. 5 cyber thugs who cheated ₹ 18.5 lakh by downloading the app from third party link have been arrested by the police station cyber crime team.

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People were cheated in the name of digital arrest and investment in stock market. He told that a resident of Agra lodged a complaint about being cheated of Rs 18 lakh, after which the police investigated the case and achieved success. Regarding the action, DCP City Suraj Kumar Rai said that on October 4, 2024, a person resident of Agra was defrauded of Rs 18 lakh in the name of investing in IPO.

In this regard, the victim had complained to the cyber police station, on which the police team took action and arrested five people. He told that details of 85 bank accounts have been received from these five people. Investigation revealed that these bank accounts were used to commit fraud worth Rs 239 crore. He told that out of Rs 18 lakh, Rs 13 lakh has been returned to the complainant through the court.

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