06-Jan-2024 03:31 PM
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Hyderabad, Jan 6 (Reporter) In a breakthrough, the Cyber Crime Police in Hyderabad have apprehended a person hailing from Haryana, for masterminding a fraudulent scheme in collaboration with the organisers of the online gaming website Dafabet.
Acting upon credible information, the cyber crime police arrested Hitesh Goyal (36), and seized significant assets, including a net cash amount of Rs 1.40 crore, 23 mobile phones, 3 hard disks, 2 laptops, 36 bank cheque books, and 52 debit cards from his possession.
Goyal, operating from an office in Delhi, was involved in providing various bank accounts, Merchant IDs, and conducting deceitful transactions, victimizing innocent individuals, according to a police statement released on Saturday.
The investigation stemmed from a complaint filed by a resident of Somajiguda, Hyderabad, who fell victim to cyber fraud through the Dafabet online gaming website (www.dafabet.com).
The victim reported losses amounting to 70 lakhs, which were transferred to bank accounts provided by the fraudsters. The Cyber Crime Police in Hyderabad registered a case under Cr.No.887/2023, invoking sections 66(C), (D) of the ITA Act-2008, and 419, 420 IPC, along with Section 3&4 of the TS Amendment Gaming Act of 2017.
The modus operandi involved Goyal and his accomplice Sanjeev, residing in Dubai and Hong Kong, collaborating with Dafabet organizers operating from abroad, including the Philippines, Dubai, Hong Kong, and China.
Their joint efforts led to the fraudulent exploitation of innocent individuals through the Dafabet website (www.dafabet.com). Goyal facilitated the scam by providing numerous bank accounts and Merchant IDs to the organisers...////...