The Cyber Crime Police of the commissionerate police have apprehended two suspected members of an inter-state gang involved in fraudulent activities. The suspects are accused of operating fake companies and using counterfeit bank accounts to facilitate their crimes. This operation highlights ongoing efforts to combat cyber crime on a broader scale.
Investigators found transactions of about Rs 5,600 crore across 72 bank accounts and 86 cybercrime complaints from several states. Acting on the information provided by them, the police recovered Rs 65 lakh in cash during a raid on a farmhouse in Jajmau. Police said 22 complaints against Waris were registered on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal. The investigators identified 11 bank accounts linked to him, involving transactions totalling about Rs 170 crore.
Police Commissioner Raghubir Lal said, “We are examining their bank accounts, mobile phones and transaction records to establish the sources and destinations of the money. We are also investigating whether cyber fraud proceeds were routed through hawala or other channels, why the cash was kept at the farmhouse and whether others were involved,” said Lal further. Kanpur: Cyber crime police of Commissionerate Police arrested two members of an inter-state gang accused of using fake firms and bank accounts to commit investment-related cyber fraud. Police identified the accused as Shavez Waris of Beconganj and Salman , who lives near Haleem College in Chamanganj. Mobile phones, cheque books, ATM cards and other digital evidence were also seized from their possession.