Odisha crime branch busts cyber franchise scam, nabs mastermind from UP
The accused, Ashish Kumar Yadav (30), a native of Varanasi, UP, lured the victim with a fake offer of a dealership franchise for Okinawa Electric Scooters.
The accused, Ashish Kumar Yadav (30), a native of Varanasi, UP, lured the victim with a fake offer of a dealership franchise for Okinawa Electric Scooters.
Cracking yet another fake Initial Public Offering (IPO) trading scam, the Odisha Crime Branch has arrested two scammers from Maharashtra on the charge of defrauding a man from Odisha to the tune of Rs 6.04 crore.
The Crime Branch of the Odisha Police arrested a man from Bengaluru for defrauding a resident of the state of Rs 1.03 crore on the pretext of offering high returns through a fake Initial Public Offering (IPO) scheme.
Gopal Krishna Das, an Assistant Sub Inspector of Police, had gunned down the former health Minister Naba Kishore Das in Brajarajnagar of Jharsuguda district on 29 January.
Among the 75 cases registered in 2022, 27 are related to Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. 133 accused were arrested in this connection.
The role of an elusive woman operative in the espionage case has been collaboratively established.
The accused persons have been brought by the Crime Branch to its headquarters in Cuttack on a 7-day remand. The investigation has found a transfer of Rs 38,000 from Dubai. The amount was transferred to the account of one of the accused persons in two instalments, said Sanjeev Panda, Additional Director General of Police of the Crime Branch.
