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Bokaro Woman Robbed of Lakhs by Fake Maharashtra ATS Officer; Two Arrested in Agra.
- •Bokaro Cyber Police arrested two accused from Agra, Uttar Pradesh, involved in cyber fraud through digital arrest.
- •The accused posed as Maharashtra ATS officers, digitally arrested a woman from Gomia, and claimed 300 crore rupees were received in her husband's account from Pakistan.
- •The woman was defrauded of 4 lakh 50 thousand rupees.
- •Based on technical evidence, police reached Agra and arrested Ravi Kumar (23) and Hritik Kushwaha (21).
- •Hritik Kushwaha, who lived in Cambodia for several years, returned to India and began this fraud; an iPhone 15 and a Nothing Phone 3a were recovered from him.
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Cybercriminals posed as Maharashtra ATS officers and claimed that 300 crore rupees had been illegally received in her husband's account from a Pakistani account, threatening her with arrest and demanding a commission. Under this pressure and digital arrest, the woman was defrauded of 4 lakh 50 thousand rupees.
A special team was formed under the direction of the Bokaro SP, which used technical evidence during the investigation to track the suspects to Agra in Uttar Pradesh and successfully arrest two accused individuals.
The police arrested 23-year-old Ravi Kumar and 21-year-old Hritik Kushwaha, recovering an iPhone 15 and a Nothing Phone 3a. Both mobile phones contained audio and message evidence related to money transactions from the cyber fraud.
