Srinagar, July 20: The Kashmir Special Crime Wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch conducted a series of raids in Srinagar and Ganderbal districts as part of an investigation linked to a filed FIR.
This case involves an organized gang of fraudsters posing as officials from the Crime Branch and ACB. They deceive senior citizens with false complaints and threats of arrest to extort money. Recently, cyber fraudsters scammed over 3 million rupees from an elderly resident of Srinagar.
The Special Crime Wing targeted the homes of Mubashir Ahmed Yatto (Wani) from Ganderbal, Nasir Maqbool Bichu, Mudassir Sadiq Nazar, and Munir Ahmed Mir from Srinagar.
The Kashmir Special Crime Wing urges the public to remain vigilant against serious criminal activities such as fraud, forgery, cybercrime, impersonation, and other organized crimes. Citizens are advised not to fall for fraudulent schemes designed for illegal gains, fake documents, or false promises. If anyone observes such criminal activities or suspects someone’s involvement in these crimes, they should immediately report it to the nearest police station or the Crime Branch to initiate legal action as per the law.
Previously, in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, cyber fraudsters were arrested. Four suspects were apprehended for scamming individuals through a call center, promising insurance policy maturities, low-interest loans, credit cards, and jobs with Indigo Airlines India.
During the operation, two call centers were shut down, and various items used in cybercrime, including laptops, computers, mobile phones, ATM cards, SIM cards, and pen drives, were seized. Approximately 159 suspicious bank accounts and 19 red zone accounts identified at the police station level were under surveillance. The investigation involved analyzing around 2,500 mobile numbers and complaints registered on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP), leading to the exposure of these fraudulent call centers.
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