Jharkhand Police Arrest Cyber Criminal from Manipur

Arrest of Cyber Criminal in Jharkhand

The Jharkhand police have apprehended a cyber criminal hailing from Manipur, as confirmed by an official on Saturday.

According to the officer, the action was initiated following a written complaint lodged on September 12 by Amaruddin Khan, a resident of Ambedkar Nagar in Gumla, who reported that ₹8.45 lakh had been withdrawn from his bank account through cyber fraud.

Sub-Divisional Police Officer Suresh Prasad Yadav from Gumla stated, “During the investigation, it was revealed that a total of ₹10.75 lakh had been transferred from the victim's two bank accounts. Further inquiries indicated that the alleged account holder was Lukaram Dinesh Maithai, residing in Kharsan Makha Leikai under the Lamlai police station in Imphal East district of Manipur.”

He added that a police team traveled to Manipur to verify the transactions. Yadav mentioned that upon questioning the accused account holder, he confessed to withdrawing ₹8 lakh on September 11.

The officer noted that the suspect has been arrested and was brought back to Gumla on October 11 after receiving transit remand approval from the Imphal court. He is currently in custody.

Yadav also reported that the police recovered three ATM cards, seven bank passbooks, two mobile phones, and several checkbooks from the accused.