Impersonating CBI, NCB Officers, Fraudsters Arrested By UP STF After Scamming Physician Of Rs 48 Lakh

The Particular Job Power (STF) of Uttar Pradesh Police arrested three members of an organised gang concerned in digital fraud by impersonating officers of legislation enforcement companies such because the CBI, Narcotics Management Bureau, Crime Department to “digitally arrest” their victims.

The accused — recognized as Shyam, Hasrhal and Punit Sharma — all residents of Delhi, have been held in Lucknow on Tuesday after an intensive investigation into their operations, which included ‘digital arrest’ of victims and coercing them into sharing delicate monetary data.

In line with a press assertion, the arrests adopted an ongoing STF probe that started after a sufferer, Physician Ashok Solanki from Lucknow, reported being scammed of Rs 48 lakh. The gang had tricked him into believing he was below investigation and ‘digitally arrested’ him for 2 days.

Throughout their interrogation, the accused revealed how they have been recruited by a member of the gang working via Telegram, the place they have been educated to impersonate officers and deceive victims into offering banking particulars, together with account numbers, passwords, and ATM card data.

They’d then use a fraudulent app to intercept SMS alerts and acquire entry to the sufferer’s checking account, transferring the stolen cash into a number of layers of company accounts, which have been subsequently laundered into money and cryptocurrency.