Mumbai: Police has claimed to have busted a cyber fraud gang that was duping people in the name of healthcare policies. The Mumbai Police has arrested 12 members of the gang. The complainant had lodged a complaint at Govind police station that he had received phone calls from the HDFC ego health policy office, in the name of policy and bonus claims, and had received more than Rs 3 lakh through credit cards and debit cards. The police registered a case in this matter on June 26 and started an investigation. During this, the police have exposed the base of cyber fraud, three fake call centers, which were operating in Govind and were duping people through health schemes. During a raid on this call center, the police arrested 12 people and seized 21 computers, 5 laptops, 15 mobiles, 3 routers, 15 SIM cards purchased online. 05 grams of gold was recovered. These accused have committed fraud in other states in the name of insurance as well. This operation was carried out by Additional Commissioner Dhananjay Kulkarni and DCP of Zone 1 Sameer Sheikh on the instructions of Mumbai Police Commissioner Devin Bharti.

Mumbai: Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has intensified Operation Pakistani Don Shahzad Bhatti. The ATS has foiled the gangster’s plot to involve the youth in anti-national activities. So far, it has interrogated about 200 youths. These youths were associated with the Shahzad Bhatti gang or its social media channels. ATS has also interrogated 66 suspected youths who were associated with Shahzad Bhatti’s social media accounts. During a joint operation, Pune Pimpri-Chinchwad police station and ATS have interrogated 66 youths. Their social media accounts and other sources have also been taken into custody. Mobile phones have also been seized. ATS sources said that Shahzad Bhatti gang is misleading the youth by providing misleading information on social media. Along with this, it is also inviting these youths to join its gang by offering them money and other things. ATS has claimed that the coordinators of Shahzad Bhatti gang have been interrogated. The investigation is ongoing, and several youths have also been released after questioning. Today at 7 am, the ATS conducted an operation in which Shahzad Bhatti’s contacts were questioned. So far, the ATS has not arrested anyone in this case, while they are also being monitored. Currently, police and ATS teams are interrogating them. They were also involved in a conspiracy to lure these youths and use them in anti-national activities, so the ATS is investigating every aspect. Earlier, the ATS had interrogated 112 youths from across the state and before that, 57 youths were also interrogated, ATS sources confirmed.

Pune, July 14: Six members of an interstate criminal gang who were preparing to commit a dacoity were arrested in an operation by a joint team of the Pune Rural Police’s Local Crime Branch and the Otur Police Station, officials said on Tuesday.

During the operation, police seized weapons, ammunition, a stolen vehicle and other items collectively valued at Rs 14.87 lakh.

Officials said interrogation of the accused led to the detection of 20 serious criminal cases across Maharashtra and Telangana, while the six accused are collectively linked to more than 50 criminal cases registered in different states.

According to the police, a jeep, which had been stolen from the Loni Pravara area of Ahilyanagar district, was spotted in Kolwadi village of Junnar taluka on the morning of July 12.

During the search for the stolen vehicle, Vignesh Subhash Gholap, a relative of the owner, confronted a group of suspicious individuals.

Police said an argument broke out between Gholap and the suspects. When he raised an alarm by shouting “Thief! Thief!”, local villagers rushed to the spot and confronted the accused. With the help of the villagers, two of the accused were caught at the scene, while the remaining four managed to flee.

After receiving information about the incident, teams from the Local Crime Branch and Otur Police Station immediately reached the area. With assistance from local residents and Police Patils of Aalme, Ballalwadi, Kolwadi and Dingore villages, an extensive search operation was launched across the surrounding hills and valleys.

Officials said the search operation continued for nearly six hours, after which the remaining four absconding accused were also traced and arrested, completing the operation successfully.

The accused have been identified as Sonusingh Kapursingh Tak (30), Jilusingh Shersingh Dudhani (40), Karansingh Gagansingh Tak (27), Pankajsingh Kalusingh Shikalgar alias Dudhani (40), Papisingh alias Krishnasingh Sahebsingh Tak (18), and Mangalsingh Mayasingh Dudhani (58).

During interrogation, the accused allegedly confessed to their involvement in 20 criminal cases registered in Maharashtra and Telangana.

According to police, these include two cases of dacoity, one case of attempted dacoity, two robbery cases, 13 housebreaking cases and two vehicle theft cases.

As part of the operation, police recovered property and equipment worth Rs 14,87,820.

The seizure included a country-made pistol, live cartridges, other sharp-edged weapons, the stolen jeep and several other articles believed to have been used in criminal activities.

According to the Pune Rural Police, the six accused already have more than 50 serious criminal cases registered against them in Maharashtra, Telangana and other states.

Officials said all the accused will be produced before the court, where police custody will be sought to facilitate further investigation into the gang’s activities and possible involvement in other crimes.