35 Held From Parts Of Gujarat, Mumbai And Jaipur In 10 Cases Of Cyber Fraud
Some of the arrested accused lured people with the promise of high returns and gained their trust before tricking them into transferring large amounts of money across various platforms.
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As many as 35 persons have been arrested from three states in connection with 10 cases of cyber fraud registered in Gujarat's Navsari district, police said on Sunday.
The Navsari police chose 10 cases of cyber fraud involving more than Rs 3 crore and used an integrated probe method to apprehend the accused under 'Operation Cyber Storm', Navsari Superintendent of Police Sushil Agrawal said.
He said the accused were recently apprehended from different parts of Gujarat, Jaipur in Rajasthan and Mumbai for their involvement in cases related to mobile links, fake Facebook IDs, share market investment, and online trading.
'To investigate such crimes quickly and coherently, 10 cases were selected. As part of this investigation, the police conducted operations in seven districts of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan,' Agrawal said.
He said 35 persons were nabbed from Surat, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, and Mumbai.
As part of the operation, the Navsari police prepared a database against the identified accused and formed teams involving the local crime branch, special operations group, and cybercrime police for each city or district, the official said.
According to the police, in cases of investment fraud, the accused shared links on the victims' mobile phones, luring them to invest in lucrative schemes, and siphoned off money from their accounts as soon as they clicked on the links.
In some cases, the accused created fake Facebook IDs of victims and asked for financial help from their family members and friends, police said.
Some of the arrested accused lured people with the promise of high returns and gained their trust before tricking them into transferring large amounts of money across various platforms.
