Bengal court docket finds 9 responsible in Rs 1 cr rip-off – Firstpost
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The Kalyani sub-divisional court docket has discovered all 9 members, 4 from Maharashtra, three from Haryana and two from Gujarat, responsible of duping a retired agricultural scientist of practically Rs 1 crore
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9 members of a legal gang have been convicted in a “digital arrest” fraud case by a sub-divisional court docket in West Bengal’s Kalyani, making it the primary such conviction in India.
The Kalyani sub-divisional court docket has discovered all 9 members, 4 from Maharashtra, three from Haryana and two from Gujarat, responsible of duping a retired agricultural scientist of practically Rs 1 crore. The gang members have been charged underneath varied sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Data Expertise Act.
Extra SP (Headquarters) of Ranaghat Police District, Siddharth Dhapola, said that the cyber fraud investigation stems from a 2024 criticism filed by a sufferer who alleged he was cheated out of Rs 1 crore via a “digital arrest” rip-off.
The arrests had been made after an official criticism was filed, following which the police launched a month-long investigation. Cyber crime items from Maharashtra, Haryana, Gujarat, and Rajasthan apprehended 13 folks, together with a lady, final yr.
“The accused had been arrested from a number of states. The in-custody trial (none was granted bail) of the accused started on February 24. That is nothing wanting financial terrorism as the cash flowed overseas,” Dhapola stated.
The sufferer and the complainant, Partha Kumar Mukhopadhyay, reported receiving a name on October 19, 2024, from a person figuring out himself as SI Hemraj Koli of Andheri Police Station, Mumbai. Utilizing a WhatsApp quantity, the caller threatened him with a “digital arrest” and coerced him into transferring Rs 1 crore to a number of financial institution accounts. These accounts had been later discovered to be flagged by the Nationwide Cybercrime Reporting Portal for being utilized in scams which have duped greater than 108 victims.
“The calls had been constituted of Cambodia however the WhatsApp quantity was linked to a SIM from a non-public firm in India. Priam facie, it appeared fraudsters in Cambodia had been committing crimes in India however their fluency in Bengali and Hindi was the primary pink flag,” an official informed Occasions of India.
