Katihar police arrested two cyber fraudsters who have Pakistani connections
Patna June 25: Katihar Police arrested two notorious cyber criminals who have links with Pakistan on Tuesday. The police said that they have duped many people in the country to the tune of Rs 5 crores in the last 6 months.
The police said that they were getting commissions of 10% for every fraud.
The accused have been identified as Mustak Alam, a resident of Jaukatia village in West Champaran and Isha Kumari, a resident of Naurangiya village in East Champaran. They were operating from Patna.
According to the police, people associated with them in Pakistan were sending Rs 2 to 3 lakh to their accounts every day. After withdrawing their share of the money as a commission, they deposit the remaining amounts in the different bank accounts in Pakistan through various mediums. They were in contact with the cyber criminals of Pakistan every day through WhatsApp chat.
Katihar police reached them during the investigation of a cheating case registered in the cyber police station Katihar in November 2023.
“A case of cyber fraud was registered in the cyber police station in Katihat and we were tracking the cyber conmen through technical surveillance. We have gathered information about them. They were operating in Patna’s Kadam Kuan locality. We found their location and accordingly, we have raided there and arrested the accused,” said Saddam Hussain, DSP of cyber cell Katihar.
During the investigation, it appeared that both of them have Pakistan connections. They also confessed their links with the Pakistani handlers. They have provided the details of more than one dozen Pakistani bank passbook numbers.
“We have strong evidence against them. We have recovered 16 ATM cards, 8 thousand rupees cash, 6 mobile phones, 6 SIM cards, two gold rings and other items from their possession. The interrogating of the accused is currently underway to collect more information about the nexus,” Hussain said.
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