Mail News Service
Jamshedpur, June 23: The Jamshedpur Police have made a significant breakthrough by apprehending seven members of a cyber fraud gang operating from Golmuri Muslim Basti. The arrested individuals include Amrik Singh alias Rinku from Golmuri Tuiladungri, Vivek Gupta from Kolkata Dutta Lane, Tanup Das from Kolkata Bagoi Pada, Gaurav Chaudhary, Manish Chaudhary, Sandeep Kumar Ram, and Praveen Chaudhary from Howrah. Notably, the gang’s alleged masterminds, Saurabh Kumar Sinha residing near Telco Ghadi Park, and Rameez Raza Khan, who provided a safe haven for cyber activities, remain at large.
During the raid, police seized crucial evidence including 13 mobile phones, one laptop, seven laptop chargers, a sweep machine, and 13 ATM cards from the accused. The arrests were made following a tip-off received by SSP Kishore Kaushal about cyber fraud activities in Golmuri. Subsequently, an FIR was lodged against Rameez Raza Khan at Bistupur police station, leading to a joint operation by Bistupur and Golmuri police to raid Rameez Raza Khan’s residence in Muslim Basti.
The arrested suspects were caught red-handed, and further investigation revealed their involvement in cyber fraud operations targeting foreign nationals, primarily from London. The frauds were conducted using internet calling and remote control apps such as Any Desk and Spare Parts App to clone victims’ mobile phones. Additionally, cryptocurrency and Western Union Money Gram were used to deceive victims, resulting in significant financial losses amounting to crores of rupees.
The gang operated mainly from Rameez Raza Khan’s residence, where Saurabh Kumar Sinha orchestrated the operations, providing monthly allowances and commissions to the members involved. The arrested individuals disclosed that their fraudulent activities spanned from evening till morning, involving extensive manipulation and exploitation of foreign nationals.
Following interrogation, all accused were remanded to judicial custody. Police continue their efforts to apprehend the remaining suspects involved in the cyber fraud ring.
