Two cyber fraud gangs busted in Sirsa, 11 held

Chandigarh, November 19

The police have busted two cyber fraud gangs in Sirsa and arrested 11 members for duping a large number of people through online companies such as Amazon, PayZapp and Dhani.

A police spokesperson said they recovered 607 SIM cards of different mobile companies, 22 cellphones and two laptops from their possession.

While one gang with four members was operating from the Ding Mandi area, another with seven members was active in the Sherpura village area.

Initial police investigation has revealed that the accused used to get the SIM cards of various companies on fake documents. Later, they duped people by availing cash benefits to be given to the general public by online companies.

In the first operation, the police arrested Ramesh Kumar, Vinod Kumar, Subhash and Rajesh and recovered 280 SIM cards, 11 mobile phones and a laptop in the Ding mandi area. Those arrested in the another raid were identified as Ajay Kumar, Sanjay, Govind Singh, Vikas, Darshan Singh, Sanjay and Harsh. As many as 327 SIM cards, 11 mobile phones and a laptop were also recovered from them. A case has been registered. — TNS