Police in Jharkhand’s Deoghar unraveled a cyber fraud empire operating from a jungle lair, arresting 11 members in a high-stakes Tuesday morning sweep. The fake customer care outfit had been fleecing citizens countrywide via cunning internet ploys.
Guided by informant leads, joint forces from Cyber and Pathraul stations targeted a wooded spot by Sarhaita village. There, the crooks ran their con using handsets and disposable SIMs, supplanting real support lines in online searches.
Caught red-handed were Chandan Kumar, Rahul Kumar Das, Kundan Kumar, Divakar Mehra, Jabbar Ansari, Deepak Kumar Mandal, Prince Kumar Mandal, Neeraj Kumar Das, Sanjay Kumar Das, Rohit Kumar Yadav, plus another Rahul Kumar Das. Haul from the scene: 11 mobiles, 12 SIM cards, and Rs 1.01 lakh cash tied to Neeraj’s recent hauls.
Interviews exposed their scheme—impersonating Paytm, PhonePe reps to promise refunds or bonuses, thereby mining personal data like OTPs and account numbers from trusting callers.
All face cybercrime charges, remanded to jail as probes hunt for accomplices and victims. This expose spotlights the shift to rural hideaways for such crimes.
In an era of rampant online fraud, this operation reminds users to cross-check contacts via official sites. Deoghar authorities pledge relentless pursuit to safeguard the digital public.