Assam Police arrests 330 persons allegedly involved in fraud, cyber crimes
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The Assam Police on Saturday arrested 330 persons within nine hours, alleging that they were involved in fraudulent activities, including impersonating police personnel, reported The Assam Tribune.
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The crackdown began at 3 am on Saturday and most of the arrests were made in Cachar district, PTI quoted Director General of Police Harmeet Singh as saying.
He added that barring a few districts “such as Sadiya and Majuli, apprehensions were made in all other places”.
Those arrested were accused of luring persons with the promise of settling police cases and impersonating police officials, claimed Singh. He added that some of the arrested persons had also threatened others and extracted money.
“Many of them used to loiter near police stations and trapped people coming for registration of their complaints with the assurance of fast-tracking it and getting their work done without any hassle,” Singh was quoted as saying by PTI. “Some of the accused were also dealing in stolen goods.”
The police officer also claimed that several of the arrested persons were using “cyber mediums” to carry out their alleged activities.
“After technical analysis of the information against the accused is acquired, ground verification is needed to ensure that the frauds are nabbed,” said Singh.
He explained that this was because in several cases, the person operating a WhatsApp account may...