Nuh police arrest 11 cyber fraudsters in special drive

The Nuh police have arrested 11 cyber-fraudsters in a special campaign, seizing 11 mobile phones and 25 SIM cards from their possession. The accused were allegedly involved in seven different cases of cyber-crime.

According to the police, the arrests were made on Monday under a joint operation by the Cyber Crime police station, Nuh, and the CIA, Punhana. Those arrested were identified as Shahrukh, Faizan, Jitender Singh, Mofiz, Ataullah, Naushad, Arish alias Harish, Adil alias Dudhiya, Kaptan alias Kapta, Akil and Dilshad.

The accused are alleged to have concealed their real identities while committing online fraud using fake social media accounts, SIM cards and mobile phones.

A spokesperson for the Nuh police said that, in some cases, the suspects cheated people in the name of buying old coins, while in others they duped victims by pretending to have sent excess money by mistake and offering to return it. Accused Akil was arrested for selling fake SIM cards.

“During interrogation, the accused confessed to committing a dozen frauds in Mumbai, Jammu & Kashmir, Goa, Maharashtra and other states. Such campaigns will be conducted continuously to curb cyber-crime,” the spokesperson added.