Seized: 250 Fake Gold Coins, 1 Fake Gold Brick, 20 Mobile Phones, and 29 Fake SIM Cards
Nuh: A case of cheating people through advertisements on social media platforms for services like hotel bookings, bike taxis, and selling Mughal-era gold coins has been exposed.
In a special operation, the police have arrested 15 cyber fraudsters involved in such scams. Twelve separate cases have been registered against them.
The police confiscated 20 mobile phones, 29 fake SIM cards, 250 fake Mughal-era gold coins, and one fake gold brick during the operation.
According to a Nuh Police spokesperson, the arrests were made on Tuesday and Wednesday under the direction of the Superintendent of Police.
Various teams from Nuh Police conducted raids in locations such as Palla, Sounkh, Nai, and areas along the Nuh-Hodal Road beneath the Mumbai-Vadodara Expressway.
These fraudsters primarily used fake identities to post advertisements on social media, offering services like hotel bookings, bike taxis, and the sale of Mughal-era gold coins to lure victims.
Additionally, they used fake SIM cards and mobile phones to create and threaten victims with obscene videos as part of sextortion schemes.
During interrogation, it was revealed that one of the accused, Arman, son of Hamid from Gulpara, supplied fake SIM cards and mobile phones from Uttar Pradesh and other states for use in such cyber crimes.
District Police Captain Vijay Pratap Singh advised the public to remain vigilant and not fall for such scams.
Arrested Accused:
The accused have been identified as:
– Ghaffar (resident of Badarpur, Nagina Police Station)
– Irshad (resident of Nai, Bichhor Police Station)
– Aslam (resident of Ghata Shamshabad, Firozpur Jhirka Police Station)
– Shabir (resident of Bawla, Sadar Taoru Police Station)
– Mohammad Kaif (resident of Pathkori, Firozpur Jhirka Police Station)
– Ajaaz (resident of Chowki Bangar Nangla Utaw, Mathura District)
– Shahrukh (resident of Sunari, Sadar Taoru Police Station)
– Sohail (resident of Sakras, Firozpur Jhirka Police Station)
– Rashid (resident of Pachanka, Hathin Police Station, Palwal District)
– Shoaib (resident of Bisru, Bichhor Police Station)
– Arman (resident of Gulpara, Sikri Police Station, Bharatpur District, Rajasthan)
– Anis (resident of Naheida, Bichhor Police Station)
– Munfaid (resident of Sunhera, Bichhor Police Station)
This operation highlights the increasing sophistication of cyber fraud and the need for public awareness to avoid falling prey to such deceptive schemes.
