2 cyber criminals chargesheeted for duping FB friends of lakhs

Our Correspondent

Jammu, February 13

The Crime Branch, Jammu, has produced preliminary chargesheet against notorious cybercriminals for duping facebook friends for lakhs.

Both arrested persons were identified as Raj Kumar, alias Rajan, a resident of Trilokpuri, New Delhi, originally hailing from Ginora village of Bulandshehar in UP and Rajesh Kumar, alias Sonu, alias Champak, alias Anurag Mittal.

They were arrested under different sections of the IT Act at the Crime Branch, Jammu, for duping the complainant of Rs. 82, 05,883.

“The accused impersonated as Christina George — a Facebook friend of the complainant — and after inducement, lured the complainant on the pretext of entering into some business in India. The accused were arrested from Delhi by the crime branch team with well-coordinated efforts and effective planning, as the accused were frequently changing their locations to evade arrest,” the CB said.

“Instantly a written complaint was lodged by the complainant, a resident of Kilothran Bhallesa, at present living in Chirag Colony, Bathindi Morh, Jammu, to the effect that one Christina George, purportedly from UK, befriended him through Facebook and induced him to enter into some business in India.” The CB further said.

The investigation conducted has proved that the accused persons are members of a notorious cyber racket operating from New Delhi and various fake bank accounts have been detected to have been opened by the said accused persons in which transactions worth crores of rupees have been made by defrauding gullible people from different parts of the country. The investigation continues so as to reach the other members of the gang and put them to justice under law of the land.

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