Cybercrime Suspect Escapes from Police Station in Jaipur Through Window

Jaipur: A man arrested in connection with a cybercrime case escaped from Jaipur's Cyber Police Station, police said on Tuesday.

Cyber Police Station SHO Shrawan Kumar stated that Deepak Singh, a resident of Khandar in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan, was arrested on Sunday and held in police custody.

He further mentioned that Singh managed to escape on late Monday night through a window at the police station.

A search is underway for the accused, Kumar added.

Quick Profit Scam

On June 21, an FIR was lodged in Ludhiana following a complaint from a resident who was defrauded of Rs 4.35 crore under the guise of investment for quick returns.

The accused were identified as Tanvi Sharma, Mander Pawar, Shivani S Qurin, Jyoti Sharma, Sharan Gupta, Bikram Patel, and Anjali Sharma.

The victim reported that he was added to a WhatsApp group where the accused shared investment advice. He alleged that the accused lured him with promises of high profits and made him invest through them. The FIR was registered after a preliminary investigation.

Inspector Jatinder Singh, in charge of the cybercrime police station, stated that the victim was a regular stock market investor. He was added to a WhatsApp group that shared investment tips. The accused initially provided small profits from minor investments. Later, they persuaded the victim to make larger investments, assuring him that his shares were growing. Eventually, the accused disappeared.

Parcel Scam in Secunderabad

Recently, a 31-year-old doctor from Secunderabad was cheated of Rs 5.80 lakh in a parcel scam.

According to officials, the doctor received a call from a person claiming to be a FedEx representative, saying that there was a parcel containing narcotics from Mumbai to Iran in his name. The scammer also shared a forged FIR copy and connected the victim to a person posing as an official from the cybercrime wing of the Mumbai police.

"The victim was informed that his Aadhaar details had been fraudulently used for money laundering and that he was required to share his bank details and also transfer some amount to verify his account," said the police.

He transferred Rs 5.80 lakh under the threat of being arrested within 10 minutes if he did not cooperate.

The Hyderabad cybercrime police have registered a case and advised the public to report online fraud immediately.