A huge cyber fraud nexus operating from Assam Moirabari has been exposed after Assam DGP GP Singh’s New Year message to the state police was topped with its priority to cyber frauds in the state.
The fraudulent or ‘Jamatara’-like nexus not only targeted people in the state but also people from other places like Kolkata, Mumbai and Bihar. They function by extracting details of people’s PAN, Aadhar and bank account.
Additional SP Morigaon Samiran Baishya stated that in the month of December, an operation was carried out where over 30 people related to this nexus, who were working in various parts of India and had now come back to Assam were arrested.
“They use fake Aadhars and Pan to take loans from various companies in the names of those people. The person doesn’t even get to know that a loan has been taken on his name. We have been chasing them , arresting them not just now but throughout the year. They are time and again changing their techniques. This time it has come to light that they use hotspots to hack the phone of the concerned person and then take out the information,” Baishya added.
According to the Morigaon police, over 150 people related to this nexus have been arrested over a year. Large number of mobile phones, laptops, fake aadhar and pan cards and even machines used to make Aadhar and Pan cards have been recovered from them.
CNN NEWS 18 went to ground zero and found that they have machines which are being used to make fake Pan and Aadhar in the name of people who doesn’t even live there. They also have links with a some Aadhar centres who help them in making fake Aadhar .
Sources have stated that they charge Rs 30,000 per every fake Aadhar card and after the PAN and Aadhaar is processed, they take loans of Rs 30 to 40 lacs from different companies. In this manner, the fraudsters have looted a lot of people in the country and the nexus is currently spreading in the state rampantly.
As per reports from 2016, two youths, identified as Saddam and Saiful were arrested from Bhuragaon and Moirabari. The duo was not only involved in cyber crimes but were also involved in training other youths of the place. In the recent arrests, Saiful Islam’s brother has also been arrested.
Speaking to CNN News 18, a social activist from Moirabari, Ratul Haque said, “This is a huge nexus that has gripped in our place. It started with two people who started teaching techniques of fraud to the people. They have machines to make fake Pan and Aadhar. Some Aadhar card centres are giving them the information and details on which they make the fake ones and then take loans from different companies.”
He futther said, “One such company Piramal even came to our place to ask for their money and found that they have been scammed. This is very disgraceful. It is worrying our villagers as well. I want to thank Morigaon police for taking stern action against them but there is more to it. We demand proper action against these scammers. ”
The DGP of Assam GP Singh however has made it their top priority in the new year message for Assam police. In the message, he stated, “The focus has to be on the cyber crimes specially cyber financial frauds that affects a large number of people in Assam and other parts of the country and the world. ” He further said that the misuse of financial institutions, mobile and internet platforms towards such cyber crimes have to be handled with a foccussed approach.
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