Bihar: Nawada Police bust cybercriminal gang; 11 nabbed

Fraudsters obtained personal data, including mobile numbers and addresses, through the Meesho website

July 28, 2024

11 cybercriminals arrested for cheating people in the name of providing loans

According to officials, Nawada Police on Sunday busted a gang and arrested 11 cybercriminals deceiving people by offering fake loans under the guise of ‘Dhani Finance’, an India Bulls Private Ltd company.

The accused are booked under the relevant sections of B.N.S.

The police said that a group of cybercriminals had been operating from Nawada district.

The police team seized 168 pages of leaked data, 34 mobile phones, 13 SIM cards, 1 laptop, and one bike from their possessions.

“The fraudsters obtained personal data, including mobile numbers and addresses, through the Meesho website. Many victims of financial fraud registered complaints on our web portal, Prativimb, and provided the phone numbers used in these fraudulent activities,” Priya Jyoti, the DSP of cyber cell Nawada said.

“The phone numbers were placed under surveillance to trace their locations, and after tracing location a team was formed to conduct a raid. The operation was carried out on Saturday evening in a park located in Warsaliganj block,” said Priya Jyoti.

She said that around 15 men were present at the location. However, upon noticing the approaching police team, the suspects attempted to flee. “Our team was successful in apprehending 11 of them after a chase,” she said.

The accused have been identified as Raja Ram Kumar (25), who is the mastermind of the gang, Avinash Kumar (30), Pappu Saw (46), Bhaskar Kumar (25), Santosh Kumar (23), Ajay Kumar (29), Lakhan Kumar (34), Krishna Kumar (20), Dharmendra Kumar (19), Sidhartha Shankar (32), and Bittu Kumar (23).

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