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The Crime Branch on Thursday arrested two individuals from Kolkata linked to separate high-value cybercrime cases.
Tapas Haldar, 28, was apprehended for allegedly orchestrating a large-scale online investment scam that defrauded a Bhubaneswar-based doctor of Rs6 crore. Authorities had earlier detained a hotelier from Siliguri and his female associate for their roles in the same fraud.
In a separate operation, police arrested Nikhil Jaiswal, 23, for reportedly swindling Rs2.36 crore from a Cuttack businessman using similar fraudulent investment tactics. This case also previously saw the arrest of a Hyderabad resident.
Investigations are ongoing to determine whether these scams are linked to a broader cybercrime network.
