23-year-old held for cyberfraud in Patna

PATNA: One Gautam Kumar (23), allegedly involved in cyberfraud, was arrested from Kali Mandir Road under Patrakar Nagar police station area in Patna on Sunday. Police recovered Rs50,000, six cellphones, a laptop, large number of debit and credit cards, bank chequebooks, identity cards issued by the government and a sports bike from his possession.
SHO Manoranjan Bharti said Gautam, a native of Mirchak under Warisaliganj police station area in Nawada district, told police that he is a member of a gang involved in duping people by making them calls and sending emails or sms in the name of winning lottery, prizes, debit card blocking and other purposes.
Bharti said three of his associates managed to escape. Quoting Gautam, he said one Santosh Kumar of Mirbigha in Warisaliganj is their gang leader and his associates Mukesh Kumar, Ravindranath Choudhary, Gajendranath Bhuiyan, Rakesh Kumar and Omkar had even purchased cars and bikes from the money accumulated by duping people.
“They lived in two rented flats at Anand Palace apartment near New Bypass,” he said.
He said an FIR has been lodged against nine persons, including Gautam.