A youth from Durgapur, Pranavananda Mondal, was arrested by the Maharashtra Police today. He is accused of defrauding people of Rs 16 crore by promising to erect wireless internet towers on their land in Nagpur.
Apart from Himachal Pradesh, the raids are being conducted across Delhi, Chandigarh and Punjab. In Himachal Pradesh, 19 locations in Shimla, Kangra, Una, Mandi, and Kullu were searched on Wednesday.
Nine accused, along with an equal number of female tele-callers associated with the racket, were arrested in a raid on the centre.
While investigations are ongoing against various chit-fund companies, including Saradha and Rose Valley, a chit-fund organisation has duped around 7,000 people.
The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), MHA, provided information about the misuse of eight SMS headers for sending fraudulent communications for committing cybercrime.
Bengaluru faces a daily loss of Rs 1.7 crore to cyber fraud, with online job scams accounting for over Rs 204 crore in nine months. The city is combating a surge in financial cybercrimes.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said on Monday that it has registered a case against Greendiamz Biotech Pvt. Ltd.
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