Major Cybercrime Bust: 8 Arrested in Patna Scam Operations | – Times of India
Patna: Eight people were arrested in two separate incidents of cybercrime in the state capital on Sunday. One gang, comprising residents from Telangana, was involved in defrauding people under the guise of providing loans while the other specialised in stealing bank and other sensitive data from phones by persuading victims to install unauthorised applications. The arrests were made during a special ‘Cyber Prahar’ campaign under the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) conducted between November 29 and December 1, according to the cyber police.
Deputy superintendent of police (DSP) and cyber police station SHO Raghwendra Mani Tripathi said, “During the anti-cybercrime campaign, we received information that some people are scamming others under the pretext of providing loans from a finance company. They also placed advertisements in newspapers and on social media. During the investigation, the mobile numbers of the suspects were tracked and their location was revealed in the Ram Krishna Nagar locality.”
He added that two police teams were formed to investigate the case. Upon reaching the specified location, six people were arrested. “The arrested persons revealed that they lured two people from Nalanda – Suraj Kumar and Shambhu Kumar – in the name of providing jobs in Patna Metro. They were promised a salary of Rs 20,000. But when they reached Patna, they were forced to work on a commission basis. They were made to lure people on social media and phone calls under the pretext of loans, ranging from Rs 1 to 5 lakh. They used to entice people to pay some advance as commission for getting loans. Then they switched off their numbers and changed mobiles after receiving money,” said Tripathi.
Tripathi said two more cybercriminals were arrested from the Bahadurpur police station area. “They used APK apps to defraud people. The handlers provided data of the people to them. The frauds used to make people install these apps on their mobile phones. As soon as the apps were installed, all the important data like bank account details, login IDs and passwords were transferred to the criminals’ mobile phones,” Tripathi said.
Deputy superintendent of police (DSP) and cyber police station SHO Raghwendra Mani Tripathi said, “During the anti-cybercrime campaign, we received information that some people are scamming others under the pretext of providing loans from a finance company. They also placed advertisements in newspapers and on social media. During the investigation, the mobile numbers of the suspects were tracked and their location was revealed in the Ram Krishna Nagar locality.”
He added that two police teams were formed to investigate the case. Upon reaching the specified location, six people were arrested. “The arrested persons revealed that they lured two people from Nalanda – Suraj Kumar and Shambhu Kumar – in the name of providing jobs in Patna Metro. They were promised a salary of Rs 20,000. But when they reached Patna, they were forced to work on a commission basis. They were made to lure people on social media and phone calls under the pretext of loans, ranging from Rs 1 to 5 lakh. They used to entice people to pay some advance as commission for getting loans. Then they switched off their numbers and changed mobiles after receiving money,” said Tripathi.
Tripathi said two more cybercriminals were arrested from the Bahadurpur police station area. “They used APK apps to defraud people. The handlers provided data of the people to them. The frauds used to make people install these apps on their mobile phones. As soon as the apps were installed, all the important data like bank account details, login IDs and passwords were transferred to the criminals’ mobile phones,” Tripathi said.
