Five Cyber Fraudsters Arrested in Deoghar Police Crackdown

Deoghar:Acting on the directions of SP Praveen Pushkar, Deoghar Police arrested five alleged cyber fraudsters during a special operation conducted under the supervision of Senior DSP Raja Kumar Mitra on May 14.Police received confidential information that a group of cyber criminals was operating fake customer care services in the name of Flipkart, Amazon and PhonePe to cheat innocent residents. The accused were also allegedly using fake mobile numbers to trap victims in the name of PM Kisan Yojana benefits and loan approvals.
Investigators further revealed that the gang impersonated Airtel Payment Bank officials and misled customers by claiming their Airtel Payment Bank cards had been blocked. Victims were then persuaded to share confidential details through the Airtel Thanks App on the pretext of reactivating their cards.Following the tip-off, police carried out raids at multiple locations and arrested five accused identified as Wasim Ansari, Rajesh Das, Kailash Kumar Das, Dibakar Das and Ajit Das, all residents of Deoghar district.
Police records showed that Rajesh Das, aged around 24, had earlier been jailed in connection with a cyber crime case registered at Deoghar Cyber Police Station in 2022.During the operation, police seized 11 mobile phones, nine SIM cards and two cloned SIM cards from the possession of the accused. Preliminary examination of the seized devices reportedly confirmed their involvement in cyber fraud activities.
The raid team included Sub-Inspector Lalit Khalkho of Cyber Police Station, Assistant Sub-Inspector Habil Lugun of Pathradda OP, Assistant Sub-Inspector Bharat Singh of Sarath Police Station and other armed police personnel. Police said further investigation is underway to trace additional members linked to the racket.