Inter-state gang behind Rs.42-lakh cyber fraud with Panchkula mayor: Police
Panchkula, July 26 -- The gang behind the Rs.42.52-lakh cyber fraud with Panchkula mayor Kulbhushan Goyal has been found involved in at least 17 other cyber crime cases across 12 states, amounting to Rs.2.75 crore, police said on Friday.
Addressing the media, DCP (Crime and Traffic) Manpreet Singh Sudan said the gang targeted unsuspecting individuals across various states, including Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Delhi, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Telangana.
So far, six members of the gang, Salauddin Ansari, Shyam Dalal, Devvrat, Rahul, Aalok and Prateek, have been arrested. Police claim to have successfully frozen Rs.32 lakh of the Rs.42.52 lakh defrauded in the mayor case and will be returned to him soon.
Investigators are also probing if there was any involvement of bank officials in the scam. The case was registered on June 27 under various sections of BNS.
Police have recovered a significant amount of evidence, including 37 ATM cards, 16 mobile phones, four fake SIM cards, three Paytm sound boxes, two laptops, two Jio Fibre devices, three bank kits, nine cheque books, two passbooks and Rs.30,000 in cash....
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