Assam: Cyber Police crackdown on digital fraud in Guwahati

Staff Reporter

Guwahati: A team from Cyber PS recovered an amount of Rs. 49,999 after a victim from Nalapara was defrauded of the same amount following a digital arrest by cyber fraudsters.

The victim was threatened in the name of a government agency and convinced to pay after threatening to implicate him in a false case. The money has been credited into the victim’s bank account.

Earlier, the Special Task Force (STF) of the Assam Police seized fake notes with a face value of 8,32,500 cash in Guwahati’s Khanapara area on Monday evening. The operation, based on intelligence inputs, took place near the under-construction Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT).

In addition to the fake currency, the STF also recovered legitimate cash amounting to Rs. 1,28,320 lakh. Three individuals were arrested in connection with the case. The suspects, identified as Sahil Ali, Ajay Vishwakarma, and an unnamed third person, were using their personal vehicle (AS 01 FZ 5890) to transport the counterfeit currency, which has also been confiscated. The police also seized the suspects’ mobile phones.

On August 10 the Assam Police Special Task Force (STF) busted a fake currency operation in the Pachim Boragaon area of Guwahati. Following tips the STF raided the home of 28 year old Abhinah Sarkar in Debkota Nagar, who originally hails from Jorhat district.

During the raid the STF uncovered an advanced printing press used for producing counterfeit Indian currency. They also seized 205 fake Rs 500 notes, totaling Rs 102,500 in face value. Additionally, four items resembling gold, weighing about 2.86 kilograms, were confiscated.

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