Delhi police busts interstate gang of cyber cheats, four arrested

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New Delhi: The Delhi police have busted an interstate gang of cyber cheats who were allegedly involved in over a hundred cyber-fraud incidents.

The police have arrested four persons and froze 117 bank accounts in the case, news agency ANI reported.

The group allegedly committed 126 cyber-fraud incidents across 16 states. They are accused of operating multiple fake websites of iconic brands using which they offer dealerships to aspiring businessmen.

This comes days after the Delhi police busted another gang of cyber cheats operating from Jharkhand’s Jamtara region. As many as 14 persons were arrested in the case.

Cracking down on a cybercrime hotspot in Jamtara region, CyPAD has arrested 14 cyber thugs, including notorious operatives, Ghulam Ansari @ Masterji & Altaf @ Rockstar. 36 cases of over ₹1.2 Crore cheating solved. Property worth ₹ 2 Crore & Scorpio SUV worth ₹ 20 Lakh seized. pic.twitter.com/zhxcK6xH3j

— DCP Cybercrime (@DCP_CCC_Delhi) August 31, 2021

According to reports, Jharkhand's Jamtara has recently emerged as the biggest hub of cyber frauds. The arrest is expected to help the police in solving as many as 13 cases. 

In these cyber fraud cases, money worth Rs 1.2 crore was cheated from people belonging to different walks of life.