Delhi Police arrests 42 people under special operation against cybercrimes
New Delhi (PTI) Police have arrested 42 people in southwest Delhi under a special drive against cybercrime for their alleged involvement in multiple inter-state fraud modules that duped victims of more than Rs 254 crore, an official said on Saturday.
The arrests were made during raids under Operation CyHawk, and the police said 23 FIRs were registered and 377 NCRP complaints were found linked to the accused.
A total of three laptops, two computer systems, 43 mobile phones, 17 passbooks, two cheque books, 14 debit cards and Rs 1.6 lakh in cash were recovered during the raids.
The police said the crackdown targeted modules involved in ATM fraud, 'digital arrest' scams, job-fraud operations, digital-marketing fraud, USDT-based laundering, cheque-withdrawal syndicates and large mule-account networks operating across Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
Technical analysis of mule accounts flagged by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) revealed suspicious activity in four private bank accounts in Kishangarh. The accounts were linked to fraud cases registered in Kolkata and Mumbai, following which a case was registered.
During the investigation, Asgar Ali (23) and Ankit Singh (26) -- both alleged mule-account suppliers -- were arrested. Their interrogation led the police to the alleged mastermind, Ravi Kumar Singh (31), who was arrested after a seven-day chase across Noida, Delhi and Ghaziabad.
Ravi allegedly operated fraudulent call centres in Noida and Kotla Mubarakpur, and lured victims through fake job advertisements for private airlines. He also routed proceeds of cheating through mule accounts with the help of another accused, Ravi Mishra, police said.
Three additional suspects -- Rajan Singh Negi (32), Kamlesh Pal (35) and a 24-year-old woman -- were arrested from a functioning call centre in Kotla Mubarakpur. Ten keypad phones, five smartphones, two laptops, one computer system and a register containing details of fraudulent transactions were seized.
In a separate case, an FIR was registered after it was found that bank accounts in the name of Rajesh Kumar were used to withdraw fraud proceeds in at least six NCRP complaints. Raids conducted in Mandawali and Najafgarh led to the arrest of Rajesh (31) and three accomplices -- Sajan Kumar (27), Akash Kumar (25) and Gopal Yadav (25).
The police recovered 17 passbooks, eight debit cards, three mobile phones and Rs 1.6 lakh in cash.
In another case, a current account opened in the name of Dynamic Dreams was found linked to 244 cybercrime complaints involving losses of about Rs 186 crore. A case was registered and one of the account holders, Ranjit Singh (41), was arrested after raids in Nilothi.
In another case, five bank accounts in the name of Gayatri Kumari (23) were traced to 23 cybercrime complaints. Gayatri was arrested from Dabri Extension, and her interrogation led to the arrest of Aman Bhardwaj (32), who police say helped convert the cheated funds into USDT cryptocurrency.
Further investigation is underway.
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Fresh case registered against activist Snehamayi Krishna
Bengaluru PTI): A fresh FIR has been registered against social activist Snehamayi Krishna for making defamatory statements against a woman.
Basaveshwara Nagar Police Station registered a First Information Report against Krishna on Saturday.
According to the FIR, complainant Pavithra B N (37) alleged that a letter dated December 5 was delivered to her residence, in which Snehamayi Krishna made defamatory allegations regarding the death of her husband and against her advocate, Raghu.
The letter also indicated that a complaint had been submitted to the Mahalakshmipuram Police Station seeking reinvestigation into her husband’s death.
The complainant further alleged that a threatening note was enclosed with the letter, pressuring her to withdraw cases filed against a man named Mylaraappa.
She stated that the mobile number of the person exerting pressure was mentioned in the letter.
Pavithra claimed that the alleged actions had caused severe distress to her family, disrupted her children’s education, created unrest at home and deprived them of peace.
She also accused the persons named in the complaint of using abusive language and issuing life threats.
Police initially registered a non-cognisable report.
After Pavithra obtained permission from the 24th ACMM Court to initiate criminal proceedings, an FIR was formally registered against Snehamayi Krishna and Mylaraappa as per the court’s direction.
Krishna has previously been in the news for lodging complaints and making allegations against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife Parvathi B M, and others for obtaining Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) alternative sites (plots) against the rules.
The Lokayukta police which investigated the matter filed a closure report, which the special court of public representatives admitted.
On Thursday, he also levelled accusations against Karnataka Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh along with a Karnataka Administrative Services (KAS) officer D B Natesh, the former MUDA Commissioner.
Shalini Rajneesh's office rejected the charges categorically and termed his accusations "defamatory".
On Saturday he apologised for making allegations against the Chief Secretary.
