Guwahati, July 23: Chirang police have busted a cyber fraud racket operating from outside Assam and arrested 11 individuals in connection with the case.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Afsar Uddin, Matleb Ali, Abdul Awal, Akher Ali, Saddam Hussain, Golap Hussain, Mir Kashem, Anwar Hussain, Jiarul Islam, Manju Ali, and Surman Ali — all residents of Bijni under the jurisdiction of the Bijni police station.
Speaking to reporters, Chirang SP Akshat Garg said, “The case came to light after a complaint was lodged by one Imran Hussain at the Bijni police station 15 days ago, alleging that his wife’s bank account details and SIM card were fraudulently used by one Afsar Uddin.”
“Hussain alleged that Uddin obtained the information by falsely promising to credit money against his wife’s Mahatma Gandhi NREGA job card,” the SP added.
He further said, “Hussain also alleged that a financial transaction of ₹1 lakh was detected in his wife’s bank account, and the account was found blocked when he checked it at the bank’s home branch.”
A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for criminal conspiracy, cheating, breach of trust, and property theft, along with applicable provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
Police seized electronic evidence, including 31 ATM cards, 26 SIM cards, nine cheque books, and 12 bank passbooks from the possession of the accused.
