CBI alleges cyber criminals posed as Europol officers to cheat foreigners, Delhi court denies bail to accused

A Delhi court Monday denied bail to a man accused of being part of a cybercrime syndicate posing as Europol officers and cheating foreign nationals. The court observed that the allegations against the accused, identified as Vijay, were grave and serious.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Deepak Kumar said: “Admitting the accused/applicant on bail may hamper the investigation and the possibility of him influencing/threatening the witnesses cannot be ruled out.”

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) alleged that the accused persons, along with other unknown suspects, were involved in large-scale cyber cheating and extortion of foreign nationals by impersonating Europol or Federal Police officers.