Faridabad Police has cracked a significant cyber fraud case, arresting 16 individuals and uncovering links to China. The fraudsters targeted local residents, collected money, converted it into dollars, and sent it to China, earning substantial commissions. Police seized a large number of passbooks, check books, hundreds of SIM cards, and cash amounting to Rs 14 lakh from the arrested individuals.
The investigation began after a complaint from a girl in Sector 15, Faridabad, who reported losing approximately Rs 7.59 crore in the stock market. Police Commissioner Rakesh Kumar Arya formed a team led by Cyber ACP Abhimanyu Goyat, resulting in the arrest of the accused from various locations including Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, and Ghaziabad.
Among those arrested are Prashant Kumar from Bangalore, Sayeed Mohd. Jishan and Sayeed Suhail from Uttar Pradesh, Hari Kishan and Ram Singh from Rajasthan, and others from Delhi and Jodhpur. The police recovered a mobile phone used in the crime from one of the accused, Rahul, leading to the arrest of Rinku, Inderjeet, and Kailash. Dinesh Kumar was arrested after interrogation and remanded to police custody for three days.
The arrested individuals are from neighboring states including Haryana, with direct links to China. The police are continuing their investigation to determine the involvement of more individuals in the scam, indicating that further arrests are possible.
