Varanasi: Busting a gang of cyber criminals, Sonbhadra Cyber Crime Police arrested four members of the gang from Lucknow. Those arrested were identified as Sufiyan, Mohammad Danish, Arshad Siddiqui and Tufail Khan, all residents of Lucknow district. The police team busted the gang that cheated four police personnel of Sonbhadra district of Rs 25.03 lakh online in the name of share trading. Police recovered five mobile phones, a laptop and a four-wheeler from the arrested four.According to reports, constable Deepak Kumar Verma, resident of Deoria district, posted at Chopan police station in Sonbhadra district, invested money on online share trading platforms like Botbro, Crossmarket and MineCrypto on the directions of the accused who lured him with the promise of 08-10 per cent profit. After the policeman deposited Rs 10,70,000 in various accounts, there was no communication and the funds vanished. A case under was registered under section 318(4) BNS and section 66-D Information Technology Act at the Cyber Crime Police Station Sonbhadra. During the investigation, on the basis of technical and banking evidence, it came to light that the accused had committed cyber fraud of a total of Rs 25,03,000 against four police personnel posted in Sonbhadra district by luring them with the promise of higher profits in share trading. A thorough analysis of technical and banking evidence was conducted, in which the defrauded amount was found to have been transferred to various bank accounts provided by the accused. On the basis of evidence, involvement of Sufiyan, Mohammad Danish, Arshad Siddiqui and Tufail Khan came to light and charges under Sections 336(3), 338 and 340(2) BNS were added to the case. A team led by inspector in charge Dhirendra Kumar Chaudhary, Cyber Crime Police Station Sonbhadra. The team, establishing coordination with Inspector Nagesh Kumar Singh, in charge SWAT Team, conducted a raid in Lucknow district, from where all four accused were arrested on Jun 30 night.Those arrested said that they used to induce people to invest through various online share trading platforms by luring them with higher profits. The money sent by investors was transferred to various bank accounts and distributed among themselves. Sonbhadra SP Abhishek Verma said effective action against cyber crime and cyber criminals is continuously ongoing. An appeal was made to public to not invest money by falling for the temptation of any online share trading, investment or higher profits. In case of cyber fraud, lodge complaint on cyber helpline 1930 or at the nearest cyber police station/police station.
