Prayagraj: The timely intervention of Cyber Cell (Crime Branch) helped as many as six people to get Rs 1,39,873 again, which they had lost to online fraud.
The police said that six people from Dhoonanganj, Karchana, Soron, and ColonLanj, have lost total Rs 1,94,873 for online fraudsters through any table application and get the OTP method.
When the victims approached the Cyber Cell Detective (Crime Branch), the police managed to get as many as 1,39,873 back to the victim’s account.
Police said that three cyber fraud victims from the Colonelanj area had lost Rs 90,815 to fraudsters and the police managed to restore their RS 75,815 in their respective accounts.
Likewise, three other victims in Dhoonangaj, Karchhana and Soraon lost Rs 39,682, Rs 41,905 and Rs 22,471 and police each managed to return Rs 39,682, respectively Rs 11,905 and Rs 22,471 respectively.
TNN.