{"id":9617,"date":"2026-10-01T00:19:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T07:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenortherngazette.com\/?p=9617"},"modified":"2026-10-01T00:19:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T07:19:47","slug":"two-more-arrested-in-cyber-fraud-case-in-berinag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenortherngazette.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/01\/two-more-arrested-in-cyber-fraud-case-in-berinag\/","title":{"rendered":"Two More Arrested in Cyber Fraud Case in Berinag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Two More Arrested in Cyber Fraud Case in Berinag<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>B.D.Kasniyal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pithoragarh<\/strong><strong>.Oct 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The two arrested have been identified as <strong>Pravin Kumar and Kavindra Kumar<\/strong>. According to Berinag Station House Officer (SHO) Naresh Kumar Gangwar, unaccounted amounts of <strong>Rs 27,80,944<\/strong> and <strong>Rs 1,58,61,948<\/strong>, respectively, were traced to their mule accounts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have arrested Pravin Kumar and Kavindra Kumar after unaccounted money was traced to their mule accounts,\u201d Gangwar said.<\/p>\n<p>The SHO said the arrests were made under <strong>Sections 318(4) and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)<\/strong> and <strong>Section 66D of the Information Technology Act<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Police had earlier arrested two other alleged members of the cyber fraud gang, identified as <strong>Pawan Kumar and Priyanshu Kumar<\/strong>, from their residences in Berinag. Unaccounted amounts of <strong>Rs 12,35,832<\/strong> and <strong>Rs 1,04,96,486<\/strong>, respectively, had been traced to their mule accounts, the SHO said.<\/p>\n<p>Police said further investigation into the cyber fraud racket is underway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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