Giridih/Deoghar, (Jharkhand) February 17 Five cybercriminals, including a man wanted in 26 fraud cases, were arrested in the districts of Giridih and Deoghar in Jharkhand, dealing a major blow to online banking scams in the region, police said.
In the Giridih district, three individuals, including 29-year-old Ramesh Mandal, who is wanted in 26 cyber fraud cases, were apprehended on Monday based on information received through the Pratibimb app, from a deserted location near Kaju Bagan under the Taratand police station limits.
SP Bimal Kumar said, "We have arrested three men, including Ramesh Mandal, against whom 26 cases of cyber-related fraud are pending in different states. He had previously been in jail in 2023. Four mobile phones and five SIM cards were seized from their possession."
The other two arrested individuals are Ranjit Kumar Mandal (26) and Ashish Mandal (27).
During interrogation, the accused confessed that they committed cyber fraud by sending fake APK files of various banks and impersonating bank officials to deceive and defraud the public.
Police also found three online complaints linked to Ranjit Mandal’s mobile number, the SP added.
In the Deoghar district, two cybercriminals were arrested from the Bhura forest area within the Patharadda outpost limits on Monday.
Cyber DSP Raja Mitra said that the duo was arrested following information that some individuals were involved in luring people through phone calls, pretending to be bank officials and customer care executives.
Two mobile phones and three SIM cards have been recovered from their possession.