Last Updated on 18/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
In Muzaffarpur, the police have arrested four cunning criminals of a gang who used to cheat people by posing as fake officers of Economic Offences Unit (EOU). After trapping a person, these people made his arrest memo and also showed the proper seizure so that they would think that these people are from the original Economic Offences Unit.
Regarding the case, City SP Awadhesh Dixit said that all the cunning members of the gang used to target common people by posing as officers of the Economic Offences Unit. They especially kept a special eye on those who committed cyber crimes. This gang used to make such people their easy prey.
City SP said that a complaint was received that Ravi Kumar, who lives near SKMCH Chowk in Ahiyapur police station area, who is a resident of Siwaipatti, received a call from some people and said that they have to do some money transaction from his bank account.
When Ravi reached there, the three men made him sit in the car and drove him around for 8 hours. After this, they left him in Bibganj of Sadar police station area. During this, the criminals told him that they were officers of the Economic Offences Unit. All three also showed him fake ID cards.
Those people told Ravi that you are a cyber criminal. That is why we have come to arrest you. During this, all the paperwork was done. A proper seizure was shown by making an arrest memo. After this, they took 50 thousand rupees in the name of releasing him, took his neck chain and also got fuel worth 10 thousand rupees put in the car.
The police registered an FIR after seeing the seriousness of the case. After this, the police took action and arrested all three people within 24 hours. Apart from this, the person who had given the car has also been arrested. The chain which was snatched from the victim was recovered.SP said that the victim suspected those three to be fake officers when they asked him to put money on the betting app. By the way, the victim himself is also associated with the cyber crime gang. A group runs on the Telegram app. Sells banks and bank accounts. The arrested criminals were identified as Vinayak Kumar of Gaighat, Abhinav Raj, Shubham Kashyap, resident of Matihani of Aurai police station area and Adarsh Kumar, resident of Akharaghat Nazirpur of Ahiyapur.
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