CYBER FAUDSTER ARRESTED

CYBER FAUDSTER ARRESTED

23-JUNE-ENG 5

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

BHABHUA--------------------------An accused who defrauded a resident of Buxar district by posing as a bank official to update KYC details has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh after a year. According to Inspector Sanjay Kumar Singh (alias 'Singham') of the Buxar Cyber ​​Police Station, Vinod Kumar Bhagat (son of Sachchidanand Bhagat) reported to the station on May 3, 2025, that on April 16, 2025, a fraudster posing as a bank official had sent a link to his mobile phone for a KYC update; clicking the link resulted in the unauthorized withdrawal of ₹2,37,484.32. Consequently, a case (Case No. 23/25) was registered at the Buxar Cyber ​​Police Station under relevant sections, and an investigation was initiated. A team was constituted under the leadership of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and Cyber ​​Police Station SHO, Avinash Kumar Kashyap. Acting on technical evidence, the team arrested the prime accused, Yashwant Kumar (son of the late Ram Avatar, a resident of Rampur Ramdas village, Pasgawan Police Station area, Kheri district, Uttar Pradesh), and sent him to jail