Mumbai cyber crime cell nab four for duping people through online marketplace app

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The cyber crime police of north region of Mumbai Police busted a gang that allegedly had been cheating a marketplace app users by claiming themselves to be buyers, the police said.

The officials have nabbed four accused from Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan and claimed they have solved 10 cases. The arrested accused have also confessed of being allegedly involved in similar crimes in other cities of Maharashtra and Telangana state, the police said.

The police had launched an investigation after they received a complaint where the victim wanted to sell his home furniture and was duped to the tune of Rs 17 lakhs. A case was registered in the north region cyber police station in August, 2022, the police said.

The arrested accused have been identified as Savsukh Rajdar alias Samshu, Tulsiram Meena, Ajit Poswal, and Irshad Sardar, during the interrogation it has been revealed they have received training from one absconding accused Umer, an official said.

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During the interrogation, the cops learnt that Umer is the mastermind of this gang and he used to train people hailing from Bharatpur, Madhya Pradesh. He is suspected of giving training to many villagers, the official said.

He said, in the past few years, the accused have bought luxurious houses, luxury items and farmhouses with the money that they earned by conning people.

The accused arrested have different roles in the gang- one of them calls the customer and cons the target to get the money, the other withdraws the money from the bank account with the help of an ATM and takes it to the gang members. The money is divided among the gang members in different percentages, the police said.

The accused has confessed of at least 10 crimes in Mumbai and 19 other parts of Maharashtra. They have committed around 577 crimes in Telangana. They had used 900 mobile phones and 895 sim cards, the official added.