Cuttack: Six persons were arrested from Patnagarh in Odisha’s Balangir district by Cuttack Cyber Police on Sunday for allegedly duping an LIC officer of around Rs 78 lakh.
Police also seized Rs 4.3 lakh in cash, mobile phones, and ATM cards used in the crimes from the possession of the accused persons, who were involved in largescale online fraud.
Acting on an FIR lodged by the LIC officer who was allegedly cheated of Rs 78 lakh, the cyber police launched an investigation leading to the arrests and seizure of cash.
The six arrested persons are from Patnagarh in Balangir. The fraudsters had lured their victims by promising high returns and sent deceptive messages through their mobile phones. The victims were then manipulated through various mobile applications to transfer large sums of money.
Further investigation is underway and more arrests are expected to be made by the police
After a thorough probe, the cyber team found that it was a trading app-based fraud and the accused persons had sent a link on Telegram to the targeted person. The accused later duped the complainant of Rs 78 lakh, said Cuttack DCP Khilari Rishikesh Dnyandeo.
