15 arrested in crackdown on cyber fraudsters in Hry

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15 arrested in crackdown on cyber fraudsters in Hry

Friday, 24 January 2025 | PNS | Panchkula

In a major crackdown on cybercriminals, Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) Shatrujeet Kapur on Wednesday said that the Nuh Police have arrested 15 members of a gang that was duping people through social media. The police recovered 20 mobile phones, 29 fake SIM cards, 250 fake gold coins, and 1 fake gold brick from the accused.

Superintendent of Police Vijay Pratap said that a plan was prepared and different teams were formed to take action against cybercriminals. The teams launched a special operation which started around 11 am on Tuesday and continued till late night. The teams conducted raids at different places including villages Palla, Sonkh, and Nai. These accused were using social media platforms for cybercrime. The accused used to post fake advertisements on social media and then cheated people. Mainly, all the accused used to hide their identity through social media and used to cheat people by booking hotels, sextortion, posing as gold coin holders, and advertising online rapido taxis.

SHO of Cyber Crime Police Station Nuh, Vimal Rai said that during interrogation, it was revealed that the accused used to get fake SIM cards from Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. These accused used to post different types of advertisements on social media. Apart from this, the accused used to hide their identity and used to blackmail people by making obscene videos of people using fake SIMs and mobile phones and demanding money in fake accounts.

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