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Time of India
3 days ago
- Time of India
Day after teacher's arrest, UP cops suspect pan-India scam, Chinese links
Lucknow: A day after a govt schoolteacher from Odisha and his aide were arrested for duping a Lucknow-based businessman of Rs 47 lakh by impersonating a CBI officer and subjecting him to digital house arrest, the police unearthed a larger pan-India racket with alleged links to Chinese operators based out of Haryana. Accused Jayant Kumar Sahu, a govt teacher, and Ranjit Kumar Behera, were arrested by a joint team from Keonjhar district in Odisha on Sunday. They were operating a cybercrime syndicate that used sophisticated tactics including roleplay, digital manipulation, and money laundering through cryptocurrency. ADCP (crime) Vasanth Kumar, who is supervising the investigation, said, "This is a classic example of a cybercrime network with Chinese handlers orchestrating the fraud. The arrested duo was taking instructions from a handler in Haryana, who in turn was connected to a Chinese national running the operation across India." "The digital trail is being followed, and further breakthroughs are expected soon," added Kumar. He said the scammers were trained to use a wide range of tools and psychological tactics to target and defraud people. "One of the key methods included acquiring personal data from dark web sources or leaked databases. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 드디어! 2025년 최고의 전략 게임을 무료로 플레이하세요! Raid: Shadow Legends 플레이하기 Undo The stolen information was then used to launch targeted attacks," he added. "The fraudsters posed as officials from law enforcement agencies and judiciary. They used mule accounts, controlled either by accomplices or unsuspecting individuals, to receive and route illicit funds, making it extremely difficult to track the money trail," the ADCP said. During interrogation, the accused revealed that they used corporate credit cards issued in different names and registered them with new mobile numbers. They transferred the scammed amount to accounts associated with Jayant Sahu's firm using corporate netbanking and payment gateways. "The accounts were used to convert the cheated funds into cryptocurrency (USDT), which was then distributed among the gang members," said Kumar. Businessman Ravindra Verma was duped of Rs 47 lakh after receiving a call on June 23 from someone posing as CBI officer, claiming his Aadhaar and mobile number were linked to a FIR in Mumbai.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Time of India
Fraudster offers merchant navy jobs for 2, cons them of Rs2.6L in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: A 24-year-old man was arrested for allegedly duping two youths from Kerala of Rs 2.64 lakh on the pretext of providing them jobs in the navy. Sumit Shukla, ADCP, stated that the accused, Gali Prem Kumar Sandeep, a native of Visakhapatnam, was residing in Vasundhara, Ghaziabad. This arrest followed a complaint lodged by two men from Kerala at the Sector 58 police station. With the help of surveillance and electronic assistance, police arrested the man. The suspect is an MBA graduate and claimed to have worked in the merchant navy. Police are verifying this claim. You Can Also Check: Noida AQI | Weather in Noida | Bank Holidays in Noida | Public Holidays in Noida "During the investigation, it came to light that the suspect registered two fake companies in Andhra Pradesh, claiming to offer placements in the merchant navy. He also published fake job advertisements and used to get data from a Telegram group dedicated to merchant navy aspirants," added ADCP Shukla. Once the accused established contact with the victim, the suspect would offer them placements in the navy, charging Rs 1.80 lakh—comprising Rs 1.30 lakh as agent fees and Rs 50,000 as his personal charge, the police said. Amit Kumar, SHO of Sector 58 police station, said that when job aspirants expressed interest in the job, he would book a conference hall in a Noida mall, presenting it as his office, to collect their documents. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Buy the Dip: Top 5 Dividend Stocks with Growth Potential Seeking Alpha Read More Undo Afterward, he provided fake appointment letters and flight tickets and instructed them to meet him at IGIA to pay the fees. A few days ago, when Abhinav VS and his friend from Kerala were left stranded at the airport after paying Rs 2.64 lakh to the suspect, they approached the Sector 58 police, following which a team was formed to nab the accused. Police said that a review of the suspect's email account revealed he was in touch with more than 50 people and had been running the racket for the past two years. An FIR has been registered against the accused under 318 (4) (cheating), 316 (2) (punishment for criminal breach of trust), 336 (forgery), and 340 (2) (using as genuine a forged document) of BNS in Sector 58 police station.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Time of India
Fraudsters kidnap, extort money from shopkeeper
Kanpur: A group of fraudsters, pretending to be Madhya Pradesh Crime Branch officials, kidnapped a shopkeeper from Sachendi, confined him in a hotel, subjected him to physical assault, and demanded a ransom of Rs 5 lakh. After negotiations, they accepted Rs 3 lakh before releasing him. The victim approached the ADCP (West) on Saturday to file a complaint. Ram Bahadur, who operates a grocery shop from his residence in Siddhpur Seedi, Sachendi, said that on the evening of July 2, five people arrived in a car at his house, claiming to be from the Madhya Pradesh Crime Branch, and forced him into their vehicle. They took him to a hotel in Kidwai Nagar where they assaulted him throughout the night while demanding Rs five lakh under death threats. His family struggled to arrange Rs three lakh, which the perpetrators ultimately accepted. On July 3, the perpetrators took Ram Bahadur to Kidwai Nagar outpost and assaulted him again. They then drove him around various locations. According to reports, after collecting the money, the perpetrators released him at a nearby location. tnn
Time of India
6 days ago
- Time of India
3 who conned lawyer of Rs 3 crore in ‘digital arrest' fraud nabbed
Noida: Three men have been arrested in connection with a cyber fraud of Rs 3.2 crore after a woman was put under digital arrest last month. The scammers had made the woman — a lawyer — believe she was implicated in serious crimes such as gambling, blackmail and illegal purchase of weapons. The trio has been identified as Dupender Singh, Vinay Samaniya and Mandeep Singh. Additional deputy commissioner of police (cyber) Manisha Singh said on Friday while Dupender and Vinay were nabbed from Delhi, Mandeep was apprehended from Noida. "We are trying to crack down on the trail. Rs 17 lakh has been frozen so far," Singh said. During interrogation, Dupender alias Ginni, who has an apparel business in Delhi, said he gave the access of his bank account for the money transfer co-accused Vinay. He used to receive 15% of the amount. Thus Rs 93 lakh was transferred to his bank account." You Can Also Check: Noida AQI | Weather in Noida | Bank Holidays in Noida | Public Holidays in Noida Vinay told police he shared Dupinder's bank account with other associates on a 25% commission. "Mandeep said he took Rs 50,000 from one of his accomplices to get the fraud amount transferred to his bank account and gave the access of his bank account to him. Rs 71 lakh related to the case was transferred to the account of Mandeep," the ADCP said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 2025 Top Trending local enterprise accounting software [Click Here] Esseps Learn More Undo The woman had filed the complaint with the cyber police station on June 30. On June 10, she received a call on her landline. The caller introduced himself as an employee of an investigation agency and informed the woman that her Aadhaar card and bank account were used in illegal smuggling of weapons, blackmailing and gambling. He also told the woman she might have to go to jail as the matter was serious. When she called the phone number provided by the scammers for a NoC, they repeated the accusations. The fraudsters called her repeatedly until June 24 on WhatsApp. The video call appeared to be from a person in a police uniform, with the background resembling a real police station. During these "interrogations," the woman's bank account details were was asked to break her FD and in five RTGS transactions, she transferred Rs 3.2 crore to the scammers. They also promised that after investigation, the entire amount would be returned to the original account. Based on the statements, police had filed a case under sections 308(2) (extortion), 318(4) (cheating), and 319(2) (cheating by personation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and section 66D of the IT Act.
India Today
30-06-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Video: What was the deal about? Kanpur BJP leader's heated spat with woman cop
A tense altercation broke out on Monday at the Green Park Cricket Stadium in Kanpur during the Operation Sindoor Cup cricket match, as BJP MLC Arun Pathak got into a heated argument with senior police officials over security incident, which has been caught on camera and widely shared on social media, shows Pathak confronting Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP) Anjali Vishwakarma, an IPS officer, after his armed security personnel were stopped from entering the stadium premises. advertisementAccording to eyewitnesses and footage from the scene, Pathak appeared visibly angry as he argued with ADCP Vishwakarma and another senior officer over what he claimed was disrespectful treatment. The police officers were enforcing standard security regulations that bar armed personnel from entering the venue during public events. The confrontation escalated when a senior officer accompanying Vishwakarma asked Pathak's security team for their names and identity badges. This demand reportedly agitated the BJP leader flared when ADCP Vishwakarma remarked, "I have previously dealt with him at an event," referring to Pathak. Reacting sharply, the MLC shouted, 'How did you deal with me? What was the deal about? Answer this first,' demanding clarification on her situation remained volatile for several minutes before ADCP Vishwakarma walked away without responding further. The matter was eventually defused when Kanpur Mayor Pramila Pandey and several local BJP leaders intervened and managed to calm both parties, bringing the standoff to a peaceful incident has triggered widespread discussion over the conduct of public officials and security norms at public events. There has been no official statement from either the police or the BJP legislator at the time of reporting.- EndsWith inputs by Simer Chawla
