11 cyber criminals with kingpin mukhiya arrested for looting crores

Giridih police on Friday arrested 11 members of a gang of cyber criminals along with its kingpin who is also the mukhiya of Dasdih Panchayat in Gandey block.

The gang targets residents of other states including Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and others, stealing money from several residents including a few VIPs, whose names the cyber police team refused to disclose as the investigation is still on.

The team headed by DSP Sandip Suman has also traced 46 fake bank accounts in Giridih and its surrounding districts, which the gang used to transfer the stolen money.

The gang, which has been operating for several years, would use hi-tech gadgets for the crime, pretending to be bank employees calling from the call centre to fetch details.