Three more wanted accused have been arrested in a cyber fraud case in which a 76-year-old man was allegedly cheated of more than Rs 19.60 lakh by a gang posing as an Aghori baba and a guru, promising divine blessings and doubling of money, Valsad district police said on Friday.
According to the police, the fraud took place on April 29, when unidentified persons contacted the complainant’s 76-year-old father through the internet, posing as an Aghori baba and a guru.
The arrests were made from Virpur in Mahisagar district following an investigation by the Valsad Cyber Crime Police Station. Patel received information that one of the wanted accused, Mahboob Sheikh, a resident of Virpur, had been spotted near Dev Chowk in Balasinor. After arresting Mahboob, the police questioned him and gathered information about the other two wanted accused, Sarfaraz Pathan and Sahilmiya Sheikh. Both were subsequently arrested from Virpur.
The accused have been identified as Mahboob Sheikh (23), Sarfaraz Pathan (39) and Sahilmiya Sheikh (23). The fraud took place on April 29, when unidentified persons contacted the complainant’s 76-year-old father through the internet, posing as an Aghori baba and a guru, according to the police. A case was registered at the Valsad Cyber Crime Police Station under Sections 318(4) and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 66(D) of the Information Technology Act. On October 26, Police Sub-Inspector D.S.
Police had earlier arrested five accused in the case, while six others were declared wanted.
