Bhopal: Digital Arrest Racket With Ties To Thailand, Cambodia Busted

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): With the arrest of two persons, Panna police claimed to have cracked a cyber fraud racket having international ties, primarily involved in digital arrest scams. The arrests were made in Mumbai where the gang was operating from a rented flat. According to police the racket was backed by people based in Thailand and Cambodia.

According to the police, the cyber crooks had trapped a woman in Panna and siphoned off ₹14 lakh by threatening her with digital arrest, claiming that her ID had been used in illegal activities.  The woman was coerced into transferring the amount under fear and intimidation.

SP Sai Krishna Thota said that the woman had approached the police complaining of digital arrest and losing ₹14 lakh to the scammers. Following the complaint, a team was formed to investigate the case. The team arrested two accused - Rishikesh Harsoor, 27 and Suresh Gudmani, 31, from Thane Mumbai.

During the interrogation, the two accused revealed that they had come in contact with a few people based in Thailand and Cambodia. They lured them into cybercrime by promising high earnings. They provided them with SIM Box and other equipment to facilitate the fraud and avoid detection by authorities. They took up a flat on rent in Mumbai and set up a fully-equipped cyber fraud operation center there, said police.

During the interrogation, the two accused revealed that they had come in contact with a few people based in Thailand and Cambodia. They lured them into cybercrime by promising high earnings.

They provided them with SIM Box and other equipment to facilitate the fraud and avoid detection by authorities. They took up a flat on rent in Mumbai and set up a fully-equipped cyber fraud operation center there, said police.

Goods worth ₹27 lakh seized

12 SIM Box devices worth ₹14.40 lakh

1700 SIM cards with ₹399 recharge

19 mobile phones worth ₹3.50 Lakh

Three laptops worth ₹90,000

Four routers, 4 gang box worth ₹20,000

₹1.50 lakh in cash

Thailand and Cambodia currency

Eight cheque books, ATMs and credit cards