Cuttack:On the written report of the Complainant from Kalinganagar, Jajpur on dtd. 01.05.2025, the victim was defrauded by unknown cyber fraudsters from August 2022 to Jan 2025 through fake link shared for online cricket betting website in Google using IDs (www.dream444.com & another one is www.dream666.com) and lost around Rs. 1 Crore 8 lakh. Initially the victim started paying small amounts in Phone Pay from Rs.1000/- and then he was addicted to the game to earn more money which he thought will be doubled and tripled. The fraudsters persuaded him to transfer more and more money, leading him to transfer Rs. 1,08,79,420/- from his account, wife account, friends and staffs accounts. After 2.5 years the victim realized that it was a scam and lodged a FIR at Cyber PS, CID, CB. The case is currently under investigation.
The Cyber Fraudsters allured through messages in Whatsapp, Telegram and Social Media Ads promising high returns via a “gaming app.” Users were tricked into sharing UPI credentials and OTPs and transferring huge amounts to current mule accounts. The investigating team lead by Investigating Officer Dy SP Anila Anandand her Team acting on multiple complaints registered via the 1930 Cyber Helpline and the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (www.cybercrime.gov.in) conducted a detailed technical probe and digital surveillance. The accused were found operating fake gaming platforms and phishing websites used to steal sensitive banking and personal data for opening mule bank accounts and transferring huge amounts in their accounts. Basing on the digital evidences, IO has arrested and forwarded the accused persons1. Rohan @ Sk Wasiul Islam (29yrs), S/O Sk. Rejaul Uddin, Raipur Pashimbarh, At- Raipur, PS- Contai, Dist. Purba Medinapur, West Bengal (Business of sports and kaju) and 2. Jyoti Prakash Pallai (36 Yrs), S/O:- Pitambara Pallai, At:- Infront of Qtr No:-2RA-33, Press Colony, UNIT III, PS:- Kharavelanagar, Bhubaneswar (Diploma Engg. Doing Construction work) u/s 318(2)/318(4)/336(2)/ 338/61(2)/3(5) BNSr/w Sec. 66-D of Information Technology Act, 2000 / 4 /5 /6 Prize Chits & Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act 1978 & 6 OPID (in Financial Establishment) Act 2011 to the OPID Court, Cuttack today. The investigating team has seized various incriminating articles including number of passbooks, Cheque book, Mobile phones , SIM card, GST certificate, Aadhar card, PAN card, etc. were seized from the possession of the accused persons which is clearly established that the accused persons are doing such cyber frauds in the name of online betting platform. In this case the IO has already frozen several bank accounts of the fraudsters. Investigation of the case is under progress. Our team will unearth other accomplices of this crime, its trans-India ramification and the money trail.
