Giridih Police Arrest 3 Cybercriminals With Rs 85 Lakh Property

Giridih: Three cybercriminals were arrested from Telkhari forest area under the Gandey police station limits on Tuesday on charges of amassing property worth over Rs 85 lakh, police said.The arrested accused were identified as Khurshid Ansari of Dharleto village besides Alamgir Ansari and Md Sharafat Ansari, both from Deoghar district.SP Vimal Kumar said, “We arrested three inter-state cybercriminals. Sharafat Ansari has two cases registered against him, one at Bilaspur police station in Chhattisgarh and the other at Rudrapur police station in Uttarakhand. He also served a jail term in one case. He owns property worth more than Rs 60 lakh through cyber fraud. Alamgir Ansari has property worth more than Rs 25 lakh.”The cybercriminals said they would post fake mobile numbers on Google, pose as customer care executives of various companies, send fake APK file links for different bank wallets, and cheat people through various other methods.A total of eight mobile phones, 10 SIM cards, two ATM cards, Aadhaar cards, PAN cards, two motorcycles, and driving licences were seized from the accused. PTI