Ref: CID CB Cyber Crime PS No- 38 Dt. 09.07.2024. U/s 419/ 420/ 465/ 467/ 468/ 471/ 120-B/34 IPC Sec-66-C/66-D IT AcT
Bhubaneswar : A complaint was lodged by a citizen he was defrauded by unknown cyber fraudsters on pretext of higher return and investing in digital currency exchange trading. They persuaded him to trade in IPO and OTC, USDT leading him to transfer Rs.6,16,37,084/- (Six Crore sixteen lakh thirty seven thousand eighty four rupees). Despite initial losses, he was convinced to invest more, but when attempting to withdraw, they demanded an additional money and refused to release his funds. He realized it was a scam and lodged an FIR.. The case is currently under investigation.
The investigating team lead by DySP Ratnaprava Satpathy after analyzing the transaction details and working upon other digital evidences had crack down at Ludhiana, Punjab and have successfully identified and arrested 01 no of perpetrator of Crime namely Bittu Kumar (41 yrs), S/o- Shiv Nath, At-NarayanpurKhurd, Ps-Golabazar, Dist- Gorakpur, At/Pr-In the house of Vinod Kumar Singala, At- E-10/726 Baba SainBhagat Singh Colony, InderVihar, Kali Sadak, PS-Jodhewala, Ludhiana, Punjab. Different incriminating materials such as Mobile Phones, SIMs, Debit Cards etc were seized from the possession of the accused person.
So he was arrested and produced at JMIC 1st Class Ludhiana Court and after receiving transit remand, was brought to Cuttack and will be forwarded to the Hon’ble Court of SDJM Berhampur U/S 419/ 420/ 465/ 467/ 468/ 471/ 120(B)/ 34 IPC r/w Section 66-C/66-D of IT Act2000
