On Wednesday, 15 cyber fraudsters were arrested by police in Nuh for their involvement in a scheme where they procured SIM cards using forged documents and created fake social media accounts to conduct fraudulent activities. The suspects were arrested after a tip-off and a detailed investigation, which tracked the phone numbers used in these cybercrimes. A total of 13 police teams participated in the operation, leading to arrests across various locations in Nuh.
According to Inspector Vimal Rai, a cybercrime inspector, the fraudsters used social media platforms to advertise fake goods and job offers. “They promised victims jobs or sold items such as clothes, tyres, cows, and buffaloes at cheap rates. They then asked for advance payments and blocked the victims after receiving the money,” said Rai. Additionally, the scammers offered job opportunities to victims, such as packing Natraj pencils from home, and demanded money for these fake positions.
Police seized 13 cell phones and 24 SIM cards from the accused. The SIM cards were illegally obtained from Assam and Bihar. These fraudsters targeted victims from multiple states, including Assam, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka.
A total of 12 cases have been registered against the suspects under sections such as 318 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property) and 319 (cheating by personation) of the BNS. The arrested individuals were identified as:
Sauyab from Badoji village
Waris from Alawalpur village
Naseem from Bichhor
Haseen Khan from Punhana
Luqman from Ghida
Aleem from Badha
Hakam from Bajlaka
Faisar Ali and Mustakim from Salahedi
Sohail Khan and Saleem from Raiwasan
Sahil from Tundlaka
Sahyar from Maroda
Sameem from Navali in Nuh district
Aashiq from Lalpur, Kama police station limits in Rajasthan.
The accused were produced before the court and were sent to judicial remand on Thursday.
