Dehradun: The Uttarakhand Special Task Force (STF) and the state Cyber Police in a joint operation on Sunday arrested a 27-year-old man from Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, for allegedly cheating a man of Rs 3 crore by putting him under “digital arrest”. . ” at the latter’s house in the Rajpur area of Dehradun.
The suspect, Manoj Kumar, was arrested during an investigation into a fraud case registered in May following a complaint from the victim. He had claimed that Kumar had called him on WhatsApp on May 20 and alleged that security agencies had seized a parcel in his name containing drugs and passports. Kumar posed as an officer of the Greater Mumbai Police and threatened to arrest him in a money laundering and drug trafficking case and forced him to transfer the amount to clear his name. Over the next two days, Kumar placed the man in a “digital detention” and maintained constant contact with him through WhatsApp video and voice calls.
STF senior superintendent of police (SSP) Navneet Singh said Kumar was traced using his phone numbers and bank account details.
“During the investigation it turned out that his telephone number was listed in more than 75 other cases cybercrime cases in multiple states. Police also found transactions of over Rs 6 crore in his bank account. After his arrest by a team led by Inspector Tribhuvan Rautela, Kumar confessed to the crime. Investigations continue to identify his accomplices,” Singh said.
Meanwhile, Deputy Superintendent of Police, State Cyber Crime Cell, Ankush Mishra, said people should be careful not to fall for such scams, adding, “The National Cyber Helpline (1930) or the nearest police station can be contacted to get a to file a complaint if you become a victim of cybercrime.”
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand Special Task Force (STF) and the state Cyber Police in a joint operation on Sunday arrested a 27-year-old man from Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, for allegedly cheating a man of Rs 3 crore by putting him under “digital arrest”. . ” at the latter’s house in the Rajpur area of Dehradun.
The suspect, Manoj Kumar, was arrested during an investigation into a fraud case registered in May following a complaint from the victim. He had claimed that Kumar had called him on WhatsApp on May 20 and alleged that security agencies had seized a parcel in his name containing drugs and passports. Kumar posed as an officer of the Greater Mumbai Police and threatened to arrest him in a money laundering and drug trafficking case and forced him to transfer the amount to clear his name. Over the next two days, Kumar placed the man in a “digital detention” and maintained constant contact with him through WhatsApp video and voice calls.
STF senior superintendent of police (SSP) Navneet Singh said Kumar was traced using his phone numbers and bank account details.
“During the investigation, it was found that his phone number had appeared in more than 75 other cybercrime cases across multiple states. Police also found transactions of over Rs 6 crore in his bank account. After his arrest by a team led by Inspector Tribhuvan Rautela, Kumar confessed to the crime. Investigations continue to identify his accomplices,” Singh said.
Meanwhile, Deputy Superintendent of Police, State Cyber Crime Cell, Ankush Mishra, said people should be careful not to fall for such scams, adding, “The National Cyber Helpline (1930) or the nearest police station can be contacted to get a to file a complaint if you become a victim of cybercrime.”