Two More Arrested in Cyber Fraud Case in Berinag
Two More Arrested in Cyber Fraud Case in Berinag
B.D.Kasniyal
Pithoragarh.Oct 1
Police in Berinag have busted a major cyber fraud racket and arrested two more alleged cyber criminals after unaccounted money was traced to their mule bank accounts, police said on Thursday.
The two arrested have been identified as Pravin Kumar and Kavindra Kumar. According to Berinag Station House Officer (SHO) Naresh Kumar Gangwar, unaccounted amounts of Rs 27,80,944 and Rs 1,58,61,948, respectively, were traced to their mule accounts.
“We have arrested Pravin Kumar and Kavindra Kumar after unaccounted money was traced to their mule accounts,” Gangwar said.
The SHO said the arrests were made under Sections 318(4) and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 66D of the Information Technology Act.
Police had earlier arrested two other alleged members of the cyber fraud gang, identified as Pawan Kumar and Priyanshu Kumar, from their residences in Berinag. Unaccounted amounts of Rs 12,35,832 and Rs 1,04,96,486, respectively, had been traced to their mule accounts, the SHO said.
Police said further investigation into the cyber fraud racket is underway.
