Deoghar, Apr 16 (PTI) A total of 10 cyber criminals have been arrested from nine locations in Jharkhand’s Deoghar district, police said.
They were arrested on Tuesday night following police raids, Deputy SP (Cyber) Raja Kumar Mitra told reporters.
“We had received a tip-off that certain individuals were defrauding people by posing as customer care executives of fake online platforms. The accused committed online fraud by sending links under the pretext of offering cashback and other services like loans,” Mitra said.
“During the raids, 16 mobile phones and 15 SIM cards were recovered from the arrested accused. Cases have been registered against them at the Cyber Police Station, and further legal proceedings are underway,” he said.
Investigation is
underway to determine whether the accused and others are involved in similar fraudulent activities in other districts of the state, police said. PTI ANB RBT
