According to a crime branch official on Tuesday, the Odisha Police’s Crime Branch has detained four cybercriminals from Gujarat on suspicion of defrauding a person in Bhubaneswar out of Rs 60 lakh through an online trading scam.
Fakir Alfazsha Bismillasha (20), Ahmad Khan Sardar Khan Baloch (38), Shaikh Huma Parvin Rafiq (27), and her spouse Rafiq Abdul Majeed Shaikh were named as the accused. All of the defendants are from the Gujarati district of Ahmedabad’s Fatehwadi neighbourhood.
“The complainant, a resident of Bhubaneswar, was duped by a cybercrime syndicate on November 4, 2023. The syndicate convinced him to invest in online trading, and over the course of about 20 days, they took approximately Rs 60 lakh from him,” the official stated.
On November 26, 2023, the victim filed a complaint with the crime branch.
The investigating team discovered that Gujarat is the home of these con artists. The team then travelled to Ahmedabad, where they were apprehended from Fatewadi by the Gujarat Police Crime Branch, the official continued.
On May 1, the accused appeared before the SDJM, Bhubaneswar court in this city. Subsequently, at the request of the crime branch team, the court also placed the accused under a three-day police remand.
