Dehradun : The Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a member of an international cyber fraud gang in Uttarakhand. The accused, Saurabh Thakur, is a resident of Tilakpuri village in the Laksar area. He was caught after police found suspicious transactions worth over Rs 1.5 crore in his and his partner’s bank accounts.

Saurabh was operating a CSC center and used it to collect bank account numbers and UPI IDs of villagers. These details were sent to contacts in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, who used them to transfer and withdraw fraudulent money. Saurabh admitted during interrogation that he worked with his partner Akash, who is currently absconding.

Saurabh had Rs 70 lakh in more than a dozen bank accounts

Police found that Saurabh had Rs 70 lakh in more than a dozen bank accounts, while A

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