The Odisha Police Crime Branch has apprehended three individuals from New Delhi and Uttarakhand in connection with two significant cyber fraud cases that together deceived victims out of Rs 2.78 crore through advanced impersonation and investment scams.
Key Points
- Odisha Police Crime Branch arrested three individuals from New Delhi and Uttarakhand in two cyber fraud cases totaling Rs 2.78 crore.
- One case involved fraudsters impersonating Mumbai cyber crime officers, cheating a Bhubaneswar resident of Rs 1.38 crore by threatening him with an Aadhaar-linked money laundering case.
- Another case led to an arrest in a Rs 1.4 crore investment fraud where victims were promised high returns from share market investments.
- Previous arrests in these cases include a woman and her son from Ghaziabad and 15 other individuals from various states.
The Crime Branch of Odisha Police has detained three suspects from New Delhi and Uttarakhand for their alleged roles in two cyber fraud cases involving a total of Rs 2.78 crore, officials reported on Tuesday.
Unraveling Cyber Fraud Schemes
Two suspects have been apprehended in a case stemming from a complaint by a Bhubaneswar resident who was reportedly defrauded of Rs 1.38 crore by individuals impersonating Mumbai cyber crime officers. The accused have been identified as Subham Sharma from New Delhi and Amit Kumar from Uttarakhand, with earlier arrests made of a woman and her son from Ghaziabad in this case.
Authorities stated that the suspects informed the victim that his Aadhaar number was linked to a money laundering case and threatened him with arrest and imprisonment. Under duress, the victim transferred Rs 1.38 crore to various bank accounts provided by the fraudsters.
In a separate case, police arrested Yasheen Shah from New Delhi in connection with a Rs 1.4 crore investment fraud. A local resident reported that he was deceived over a period of one and a half months with false promises of high returns from share market investments.
“The complainant transferred the money to multiple accounts as per the fraudsters’ instructions. However, when he attempted to withdraw his invested money, he realized he had been cheated,” stated a police officer.
Previously, 15 individuals were arrested in connection with these cases from various states.
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