Two held for cyber fraud

Shimla, January 8

The Shimla police have busted a gang of cyber criminals that used to dupe people online by offering jobs. Neeraj Bhati and Shyam Kasana, have been arrested from Noida for cyber frauds.

A fraud came to light when a local woman filed a complaint stating that she was offered an online job and asked to register herself with the company on the given link. After registration, she received a message that Rs 36,000 had been debited from her saving bank account.

A case under Section 420 of the IPC was registered. The team constituted to investigate the matter found that the culprits were operating from Noida. In a joint operation, the cyber cell and the Boileauganj police of Shimla arrested the accused from Noida. Section 66-D of the IT Act has also been added to the FIR. Further investigation is going on, the police said. — TNS

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