Punjab police arrest two cyber criminals for duping Vardhman Group chairman S.P. Oswal of ₹7 crore
The Hindu
Punjab Police busts inter-State cyber fraud gang that duped Vardhman Group owner, recovers ₹5.25 crore, arrests two criminals, identifies seven others, all from Assam and West Bengal.
Punjab Police on Sunday (September 29, 2024) busted a gang of inter-State cyber fraudsters who duped noted industrialist Shri Paul Oswal of ₹7 crore.
Ludhiana Police Commissioner Kuldeep Singh Chahal said two cyber criminals have been arrested and ₹5.25 crore have been recovered from them.
Seven other members of this gang have been identified and efforts were on to nab them, he said, adding that all the nine members of the gang belonged to Assam and West Bengal.
The fraudsters cheated the owner of Vardhman Group Mr. Oswal by getting ₹7 crore withdrawn from various bank accounts belonging to the industrialist.
One of them introduced himself as a CBI officer and showed the industrialist a fake arrest warrant and threatened him with digital arrest, police said.
The cyber cell of the police registered the case on the complaint of Mr. Oswal and said it solved the case within 48 hours.
The accused have been identified as Atanoo Choudhary and Anand Kumar Choudhary (both residents of Guwahati in Assam), the police said.
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