Gurugram police bust gang of cyber scamsters, four held

The police team recovered ₹82000 cash, a gold ring and four mobile phones from their possession, a police official said

Gurugram: The Gurugram cyber police busted a gang of scamsters allegedly involved in a fraudulent investment scheme. The gang reportedly duped individuals by enticing them with promises of lucrative returns. Four members of the gang, including the mastermind and a minor were apprehended by police.

The suspects duped a Gurugram resident of ₹1 lakh through a digital platform on the pretext of better returns on investment. An FIR was registered at the cybercrime police station in Manesar. (Representational Image)

The police team recovered ₹82000 cash, a gold ring and four mobile phones from their possession, a police official said.

According to the police, the suspects were identified as Dayaram alias Diyaram Meena (19), Vikas Meena (21), residents of district Boondi and Yogesh Meena (21), a resident of district Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan. The kingpin of the gang was identified as Yogesh Meena, who passed his class 12 while Vikas Meena is a graduate and Dayaram has only studied till class 11.

The suspects duped a Gurugram resident of ₹1 lakh through a digital platform on the pretext of better returns on investment. An FIR was registered at the cybercrime police station in Manesar.

During investigation, a team led by inspector Sandeep Kumar, SHO of the cybercrime police station in Manesar arrested the suspects including a minor from district Bundi in Rajasthan.

Dayaram had given a gold ring to accused Yogesh in exchange for taking training in fraud. Meena and Dayaram were involved in fraud for the last one year. Dayaram had duped nearly 25-30 people, whereas Vikas had duped another 10-12 people and the minor had also cheated at least four people so far. We are questioning the suspects,” Dewan said.