Two held for impersonating Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi’s aide in cyber fraud case
The Cyber police have arrested two persons in connection with a major cyber fraud in which Elathur MLA Vidya Balakrishnan was offered a Cabinet Minister’s post in exchange for ₹3 crore. The accused were identified as Gourav, 26, and Nitin Kumar,26, both residents of Sapera Basti in East Delhi.The breakthroughs came during a trip to New Delhi by an investigation team led by Assistant Commissioner of Police (Cyber Cell) S.M. Balakrishnan received a call in English from a man identifying himself as ‘D.S.
- ▪The Cyber police have arrested two persons in connection with a major cyber fraud in which Elathur MLA Vidya Balakrishnan was offered a Cabinet Minister’s post in exchange for ₹3 crore.
- ▪The accused were identified as Gourav, 26, and Nitin Kumar,26, both residents of Sapera Basti in East Delhi.The breakthroughs came during a trip to New Delhi by an investigation team led by Assistant Commissioner of Police (Cyber Cell) S.M.
- ▪Balakrishnan received a call in English from a man identifying himself as ‘D.S.
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The Cyber police have arrested two persons in connection with a major cyber fraud in which Elathur MLA Vidya Balakrishnan was offered a Cabinet Minister’s post in exchange for ₹3 crore. The accused were identified as Gourav, 26, and Nitin Kumar,26, both residents of Sapera Basti in East Delhi.The breakthroughs came during a trip to New Delhi by an investigation team led by Assistant Commissioner of Police (Cyber Cell) S.M. Pradeep Kumar. The police revealed the fraudulent operation involved multiple individuals, with a significant part of the network based in New Delhi.Police sources said the address of the owner of the SIM card used in the scam had already been tracked with the assistance of the Hi-Tech Crime Inquiry Cell before the arrests.The incident took place on July 6, when Ms.
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