Saturday, January 24, 2026

Crime-Justice

Kolkata Police busts cyber fraud racket; arrests five people from Bihar, Maha

IANS | January 24, 2026 03:42 PM

KOLKATA: Cyber Crime Branch of Kolkata Police on Saturday busted a cyber crime racket and arrested four persons from Bihar and one from Maharashtra for various types of cyber crimes. The five were arrested after officers conducted a raid in Maheshtala area near Kolkata.

According to the police, on the basis of credible information, a raid was conducted at the jurisdiction of Maheshtala Police Station in South 24 Parganas district on Saturday morning and the subsequent arrests were made.

The arrested persons have been identified as Abhimanyu Kumar alias Raja kumar (22), Md. Samar (20), Niraj Kumar (28) and MD. Imran (19). These four persons hail from Aurangabad area in Bihar. The fifth arrested person was identified as Cezane Philips (22) who hails from Aurangabad in Maharashtra.

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