Gujarat cops bust gang for cyber crimes involving Rs 719 cr; bank staff among 10 arrested
Ahmedabad (PTI): The Gujarat police has busted a gang and arrested 10 persons, including bank staff, for their alleged involvement in inter-state and international cyber crimes involving Rs 719 crore, officials said on Monday.
According to Gandhinagar's Cyber Centre of Excellence, the accused were involved in receiving cyber fraud money in mule bank accounts and converting them into cash and crypto currency before sending them to cyber crime syndicate gang members based in Dubai and having connections with Chinese gangs.
"Ten accused, including bank staff, were arrested by Cyber Centre of Excellence for their involvement in inter-state and international cyber crime cases involving Rs 719 crore," stated an official release.
"For their own financial gain, they used to deposit the stolen money of cyber crime victims across India into the mule bank accounts through various modus operandi and send it to the accused of cybercrime syndicate sitting in Dubai/China through cheque withdrawal, online apps, crypto transactions and angadia. Police used technical analysis to trace the cyber fraud," it said.
Police said a total of 1594 cyber frauds were committed by international and inter-state gangs in 26 states and six Union territories, including 300 in Maharashtra, 203 in Tamil Nadu, 194 in Karnataka, 128 in Telangana, 97 in Gujarat, 91 in Kerala, 88 in Uttar Pradesh, 74 in Delhi, 64 in Andhra Pradesh, 60 in West Bengal, 42 in Rajasthan and 253 in various other states.
A total of 719 crore from 1,447 cyber fraud cases across India was transferred into 110 mule bank accounts of Bhavnagar branch of Indusind Bank from 130 payee bank accounts, the release said.
Police said 1594 cyber crimes were committed by the gang in different states of the country, including investment fraud, digital fraud, UPI-related fraud, deposit fraud, loan fraud, part-time job fraud, task fraud, and vishing call fraud.
More than 30 crypto wallets and 14 mobile phones were seized from their possession, police added.
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Revanth Reddy slams BJP over 'Congress-mukt Bharat' sloganHyderabad, Feb 21 (PTI) Telangana Chief Mi
Hyderabad (PTI): Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday asserted that money is not a priority for Gandhi-Nehru family, saying if the Congress workers pooled funds, they could raise atleast Rs 10,000 crores for the family.
Addressing a training programme organised at Vikarabad near here by AICC for District Congress Committee (DCC) presidents of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, he accused the BJP of "insulting" Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi by levelling allegations of corruption against them.
He also said the family had sacrificed three generations for the nation.
"Along with Congress, if there is any party which has a history of 100 years in the country, it is the CPI. All others came into existence as political parties on the basis of freedom we secured, the Constitution we gave and after we (Congress) strengthened the country. Now, they are becoming dangerous parties by giving the slogan of 'Congress-mukt Bharat."
Describing the Congress as the "soul of India", he said parties like BJP are trying to weaken its legacy.
Questioning the corruption charges against the Gandhi-Nehru family, the CM asked, "Is money a priority for the Gandhi family which sacrificed three generations for the sake of the country?"
According to him, Congress workers in Telangana alone could mobilise Rs 1,000 crores if they chose to do so.
He alleged a conspiracy to silence the Gandhi-Nehru family, claiming that it repesents the Dalits, STs and minorities.
Reddy urged Congress leaders and workers to counter such attempts.
Referring to the freedom movement, he said while the Britishers did not take extreme action against Mahatma Gandhi, those with the ideology that BJP inherited took the life of Father of the Nation soon after Independence.
Highlighting the contributions of Nehru family to the country, he said, "Motilal Nehru donated assets worth thousands of crores to the country and Jawaharlal Nehru spent 10 years in jail" during freedom struggle, while former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi sacrificed their lives.
Though Rahul Gandhi inherited such a great legacy, he undertook a 'padayatra' across the nation, Reddy said.
He also said party workers who remained loyal when the Congress was in the opposition have been rewarded with nominated posts and MLA tickets after it came to power.
"You may feel that nobody is observing you. You may feel you will get (ticket to contest) in some quota if you take the support of a leader just before elections. But, there are no quotas now. Only merit quota is there in Congress," he said.
Reddy also urged the DCC presidents to treat their positions with utmost respect, avoid lobbying for various things and focus on people's welfare.
