Ranchi, Oct 14 Jharkhand police arrested 10 cybercriminals for defrauding people online on the pretext of providing jobs and delivering articles, an officer said on Wednesday.
Acting on a tip-off, police nabbed the accused during raids at two apartments under Pandra Outpost in Sukhdeo Nagar police station limits on Tuesday night.
“We arrested 10 people and detained a minor for defrauding people online. The accused defrauded common people by pretending to offer jobs and article deliveries. Nine of the 10 arrested accused hail from Palamu and one from Garhwa districts. None of them has a criminal history,” Ranchi City SP Paras Rana told reporters.
Police seized 36 mobile phones, 70 SIM cards, 32 ATM cards, five bank passbooks, one cheque book, a laptop, five Aadhaar cards, 8 PAN cards and a motorcycle. Besides, they also recovered Rs 7.98 lakh in cash from their possession during the raids, he said.
Additionally, 25 registers containing databases such as names and mobile numbers were also seized, the SP said.
An FIR against the accused was registered at the Cyber Police station. Further investigation is underway, he said.
(PTI News)
