Manish Kumar and Satyendra Mahato Arrested for Crypto Scam in West Bengal
Two prime suspects of an organised interstate racket that duped people under the pretext of crypto investments have been arrested, the Cyber Police Station of West Bengal’s Crime Investigation Department (CID) said on Wednesday.
Details of the Arrest
The Cyber Crime Police Station CID conducted raids and arrested the prime suspects identified as Manish Kumar and Satyendra Mahato from Faridabad, Haryana and Nihar Vihar, a resident of Delhi. The two accused in the Chandannagar Cyber crime Police Station case were arrested and taken on transit remand and are now under 12-day custody.
Modus Operandi
As per information from CID, the duo were part of an organised crime racket who targeted people from almost all states of the country and duped them on the pretext of crypto investments. Both accused were traced after an intense technical analysis.
Another Arrest in Jharkhand
On June 27, the staff of Cyber Cell, South West District Police Station, arrested a fraudster, identified as Amrul Ansari, 24, from Jamtara, Jharkhand, for cheating victims through phishing links. Ansari tricked victims by posing as a representative from customer care and persuaded the victims to transfer money.
Case of Neelam Gupta
On March 19 this year, Neelam Gupta from Delhi’s Anand Niketan filed a complaint after losing around Rs. 2 lakh. She received a call about a delayed Indian Post parcel and was asked to make a payment of Rs 3 through a link sent via WhatsApp. After entering her details, a sum of Rs 1,79,000 and Rs 21,000 were debited from her account. Investigations revealed the money was transferred to a bank account in Mumbai. Technical analysis traced the fraud to Jamtara, revealing multiple SIM cards active on one device that were linked to Ansari. A police team conducted raids in Jamtara and arrested Ansari and seized four smartphones with SIM cards from his possession. Ansari admitted his involvement in the crime and a prior cyber fraud case. Two more complaints linked to him were found on the MHA portal.
Doubts Revealed
Crypto Scam -: A crypto scam is when someone tricks people into giving them money by pretending to offer a good investment in cryptocurrencies, which are digital or virtual currencies like Bitcoin.
CID -: CID stands for Criminal Investigation Department. It is a special branch of the police in India that investigates serious crimes.
Faridabad -: Faridabad is a city in the state of Haryana, near Delhi, the capital of India.
Phishing -: Phishing is a type of scam where someone tries to steal your personal information, like passwords or bank details, by pretending to be a trustworthy person or company.
SIM cards -: SIM cards are small cards used in mobile phones to store information like your phone number and allow you to connect to a mobile network.
Technical analysis -: Technical analysis in this context means using technology and computer tools to investigate and find out information about crimes.
