Police investigation
Kaushambi police arrested four members of an inter-district gang accused of committing cyber fraud through the Telegram app. Authorities seized six mobile phones, six ATM cards, a bank passbook, and 15,000 rupees during the operation.
Kaushambi News: Four members of a gang committing cyber fraud via Telegram arrested.
View full updateKaushambi police arrest four cyber criminals for Telegram fraud. Latest updates on cybercrime investigation. Four members of an inter-district gang committing cyber fraud through the Telegram app have been arrested. Six mobile phones, six ATM cards, one bank passbook, and 15 thousand rupees in cash were recovered from their possession.
A Special Investigation Team is investigating the illegal issuance of 1,820 fraudulent birth certificates in Amroha following the hacking of government IDs belonging to five Gram Panchayats. As of 31 October 2026, the police have pasted Section 82 CrPC proclamations at the homes of five accused individuals who are currently absconding. The ongoing investigation also includes the scrutiny of records at the District Panchayati Raj Officer and Chief Medical Officer offices.
The Lucknow Cyber Police station registered a case following a complaint by a retired government official who was swindled of 35 lakhs after being held in 'digital arrest' for five days by individuals posing as ATS and police officers. Subsequent investigations led the Lucknow Police Crime Branch to bust an illegal telecom exchange suspected of facilitating such cyber scams.
Police in Muzaffarnagar arrested two individuals for allegedly operating a racket involving the illegal activation of over 3,000 e-SIM cards used to facilitate cyber fraud. As reported on 30 October 2026, investigation revealed the accused acted as OTP facilitators for international cyber criminals operating from Thailand, with fraud amounts totaling 53 lakh in reported cases and potential links to 20 complaints involving 2.64 crore.
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