- Accused of inter-state gang arrested in Narmadapuram after fraud of Rs 2 lakh 24 thousand returned to victims in two cases in Rajgarh
Madhya Pradesh Police is continuously taking action across the state to prevent cyber crimes, take effective action against the criminals and provide immediate relief to the victims. In this sequence, Rajgarh and Narmadapuram police achieved remarkable success in separate cases not only in taking effective action against cyber criminals but also in returning their defrauded money to the victims and arresting the inter-state accused.
From these actions being taken against cyber crimes across the region, it is clear that timely filing of complaints, technical research and coordination with various banking and financial institutions greatly increases the chances of recovery of cyber fraud.
- Digital arrest in Rajgarh and full refund of fraud in the name of online investment
Rajgarh Police has successfully returned the entire amount of Rs 60,000 duped from an auto driver by showing fear of digital arrest. The accused pretended to be police officers and falsely accused of watching obscene videos and showed fear of action and transferred money from the victim. Two accused from Uttar Pradesh were arrested in the case and an illegitimate child was also identified in the case.
At the same time, in another case, the entire amount of 1 lakh 64 thousand rupees was returned to the victim of cyber fraud by luring more profit on share trading and online investment. The accused committed fraud by getting access to the demat account. Legal action was taken against the accused resident of Rajasthan in the case.
- Narmadapuram Police arrest inter-state accused of cyber fraud
A woman was cyber-frauded to the tune of Rs 99,000 through customer care fraud in Thana Dehat area of the district. The accused pretended to be the customer care representative of ZODIAC company and pretended to refund the amount of clothing booking and defrauded the victim’s bank account of 99 thousand rupees. With the help of technical evidence, bank transaction and cyber cell, the police took action in Kerala and Maharashtra and arrested both the accused.
- Technical research and quick coordination led to success
In all these cases effective action was taken by establishing immediate coordination between the concerned District Police, Cyber Cell, Banking Institutions and other agencies. As a result of which in both the cases in Rajgarh the entire amount of Rs. 2 lakh 24 thousand was returned to the victims, while in Narmadapuram the interstate cyber thugs were arrested and a detailed investigation of the case is going on.
- Madhya Pradesh Police appeals to the public that—
- Do not share OTP, password, bank account, UPI PIN, Demat account or any other confidential information on the request of any unknown person.
- If a person claims to be an officer of police, CBI, ED, bank officer or any other government organization and asks for money on the pretext of digital arrest, double return on investment, refund etc.
- There is no statutory procedure like “Digital Arrest” in India.
- In case of any kind of cyber fraud, call the cyber helpline 1930 immediately within golden hours or register a complaint on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal and contact the nearest police station or cyber cell. Timely complaint significantly increases the chances of holding and recovering the defrauded amount.
