15 cyber criminals arrested in Nuh

In a special drive conducted across the Nuh district, police successfully apprehended 15 individuals involved in cyber fraud. The accused were known to defraud victims by posting deceptive advertisements on social media platforms.

Authorities recovered an array of illicit items from the suspects, including 20 mobile phones, 29 fake SIM cards, 250 counterfeit Mughal-era gold coins, and a fake gold brick. Additionally, 12 separate cases have been registered against them.

A spokesperson for Nuh Police stated that the arrests took place in various locations, including Palla, Saunkh, Nai, and along the Nuh-Hodal Road area.

The accused primarily engaged in cyber fraud by concealing their identities on social media. Their fraudulent activities included hotel bookings, sextortion, impersonating fake gold coin holders, and placing fake advertisements for Rapido taxi services.

They manipulated the general public into transferring money by creating false advertisements. Moreover, they exploited fake SIM cards and mobile devices to produce obscene videos, blackmailing victims with threats of making these videos viral, and carried out sextortion by directing funds into their fake bank accounts.

The suspects have been identified as Gaffar from Badarpur village, Irshad from Nai village, Aslam from Ghata Shamshabad village, Shabir from Bawla village, Mohammad Kaif from Pathkhori village, Shahrukh from Sunari village, Sohil from Sakras village, Shoeb from Bisru village, Anis from Naheda village, Munfed from Sunhera village in Nuh district, Rashid from Pachnaka village in Palwal district, Azaz from Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh, and Arman from Gulpada village in Bharatpur district, Rajasthan.

“Interrogation has revealed that Arman supplied fake SIM cards from Uttar Pradesh and other states to these cyber criminals for use in their fraudulent activities. We are continuing to question the accused,” said the spokesperson of the Nuh Police.