Police arrest 5 UP cyber miscreants for robbing Kalahandi man PNN & Agencies
Bhawanipatna: Odisha Police arrested Wednesday five cyber miscreants. They allegedly withdrew money from the bank account of a senior citizen of Kalahandi district, an official said. The cyber miscreants in the past also had committed similar crimes, the official added.
An official statement was issued by the police here. It said Gangadhar Subudhi, a resident of Bhawanipatna town received a phone call from a person. He claimed to be calling from a mobile service provider. The caller informed Subudhi that he has won a smartphone and Rs 20,000 as New Year prize in a lucky draw.
Odisha police with the accused cyber criminals.
BHUBANESWAR: Bhawanipatna Town police in Kalahandi district arrested a gang of cyber criminals from Uttar Pradesh for allegedly cheating a man of nearly Rs 2.6 lakh on the pretext of giving him Rs 20,000 cash reward and a mobile phone on behalf of a telecom company.
The accused were identified as Avilash Singh (21), Parvej Ahmed (31), Wahid Khan (25), Saharuk Khan (19) and Juned Ahmed (39), all residents of Bigehna village under Bewar police limits in Hamirpur district.
On January 9, Avilash called up the victimand impersonated an executive of the telecom service provider. The accused lured the victim by telling him that he won Rs 20,000 and a mobile phone from the telecom company.