New Delhi, September 30
Punjab Police busted a gang of inter-state cyber fraudsters who duped noted industrialist and Vardhman Group CEP, Paul Oswal of Rs 7 crores. Two cyber criminals have been arrested and Rs 5.25 crore have been recovered by police.
The accused have been identified as Atanoo Choudhary and Anand Kumar Choudhary (both residents of Guwahati in Assam. Seven other members of this gang have been identified and efforts were on to nab them.
The fraudsters cheated the owner of Vardhman Group SP Oswal by getting Rs 7 crore withdrawn from various bank accounts belonging to the industrialist. One of them introduced himself as a CBI officer and showed the industrialist a fake arrest warrant and threatened him with digital arrest.
It was the second such incident which came to light within a week. Earlier, a local industrialist was duped of Rs 1.01 crore by some fraudsters. Rajnish Ahuja was also duped after the fraudsters threatened him with an arrest warrant after claiming that an extortion amount was transferred to his bank account.
