Odisha Crime Branch nabs man for Rs 1.08 crore online gaming fraud
Bhubaneswar, Oct 27 (UNI) The Crime Branch wing of Odisha Police arrested a wanted cybercriminal from West Bengal for allegedly netting Rs 1.08 crore from a gullible investor in Odisha in an online gaming fraud, officials said today.
The crime branch acted on a complaint lodged by the victim, who alleged that he was defrauded by a cyber fraudster who lured him to invest in an online game.
The glib-talking scammers induced him to trade in illegal online gaming platforms, leading him to transfer Rs 1,08,79,420 (Rs one crore eight lakh seventy nine thousand four hundred twenty).
Despite initial losses, he was convinced to invest more, but when attempting to withdraw, they demanded additional money and refused to release his funds. He realised it was a scam and lodged an FIR.
The investigating team, after analysing the transaction details and working on other digital evidence, cracked down on some suspects at the Nadia district of West Bengal and arrested one of them.
He is identified as Sugata Majumder (29), a native of Sukantapally village under Gangnapur police station jurisdiction of Nadia district in West Bengal.
The accused is a graduate in B Sc. I studied Zoology and worked as a Freelance Video Editor. Various incriminating materials such as mobile phones, SIMs, hard disk, were seized from the possession of the accused person.
The accused was later forwarded to the designated Odisha Protection of Interests of Depositors (OPID) Act Court in Cuttack under relevant sections of BNS, Information Technology Act, Prize chits & Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act & OPID (in financial establishment) Act.
Previously two other accused were also arrested in this case.
People are being requested to beware of playing online betting games and always verify before investing to avoid falling victim to cyber frauds and to report such matters at 1930 Cyber helpline or at nearest police stations, Crime Branch said in an advisory.
