2 members of cyber fraud gang arrested

Varanasi: The Cyber Crime cell here on Sunday busted a gang of cyber fraudsters and arrested two of its members.

DCP (crime) Neetu Kadyan said that following thorough investigation and collection of scientific evidences the cyber crime cell team led by ACP Vidush Saxena arrested Vijay Kumar (28) and Rohit Ranjan (19) from Motihari in Bihar. Police recovered three Android phones and cash worth Rs 10,200 from them.

The gang led by Vijay came on police radar after a local woman on March 13 lodged a complaint with the Cyber Crime police station, stating that cyber criminals lured her through a matrimonial website, fabricated a story of sending a parcel from abroad, and extorted money by posing as a customs official.

The accused told police that later, by impersonating fake officials of customs, GST, drug officials, they harassed the victim and extorted money.

The investigation also exposed that the gang rotated the fraudulently obtained money through fake mule bank accounts and withdrew it in cash. Investigators suspected that the gang operated around 500 accounts for such rotations.