Cyber scam: 4 held for duping man of Rs 22L

Sirsa, August 31

A retired Block Development Officer (BDO) in Sirsa was defrauded of Rs 22 lakh through a cyber scam. The police have arrested four suspects in Manali, Himachal Pradesh. According to the Superintendent of Police, Vikrant Bhushan, the arrested individuals were found to possess Rs 75,000 of the stolen money, five mobile phones, some ATM cards and chequebooks.

The retired BDO, Sukhdev, filed a complaint on June 12. During the investigation, a special team from the Cyber Crime Police Station gathered crucial clues, leading to the arrest of the four suspects. The police revealed that the accused had deceived Sukhdev, a resident of Ellenabad, by promising substantial profits through a task on the Telegram app, ultimately scamming him out of Rs 22 lakh.

The suspects have been identified as Mofiz Uddin from Assam; Rahul Chauhan, Krishna Kumar and Vikas from Ghaziabad.