Bhadrak: In a success against cybercrime, the Cyber Police in Odisha’s Bhadrak district arrested three members of an interstate gang allegedly involved in duping people of over Rs six crore in several states.
The arrested persons have been identified as Enayat Qadri, Sahawaz Qadri, and Mohammad Faran Khan. They were a
pprehended from the Old Bazaar police station area based on specific intelligence inputs.
During the operation, police seized incriminating materials from their possession, including cash amounting to Rs 2,01,000, two gold bars weighing 15 grams, 10 ATM cards, 4 passbooks, 5 expensive mobile phones, 3 pre-activated SIM cards, one PAN card, one driving licence, and two high-end bikes — one superbike valued at Rs 12 lakh and another Bullet motorcycle.
Four bank accounts linked to the gang have also been seized. Preliminary investigation has revealed that the accused were running various lucrative online fraud schemes and had allegedly cyber-forged more than Rs 6 crore from people across different states. All fraudulent transactions were reportedly routed through these accounts.
Officials said the gang was primarily targeting common people by luring them with attractive investment and other schemes. Further interrogation and investigation are underway.