HT Correspondent
MORIGAON, June 13: Police arrested 12 notorious cyber criminals in Morigaon, which has become a hotspot of cybercrime. The criminals were apprehended by Morigaon Police on Wednesday night. Mirazul Islam, one of the masterminds, extorted lakhs of rupees from banks and financial institutions using PAN cards, Aadhaar cards, and photographs of local persons in various documents.
The other arrested cyber criminals were identified as Ichchadul Islam, Rezaul Haque, Nasim Uddin, Merajul Islam, Ashadul Haque, Ariful Islam, Dilwar Hussain, Aliullah, Mosaddiq Chamdan, Atabor Rahman, and Baharul Islam. Police seized 75 ATM cards from various banks, 10 expensive Android mobile phones, a laptop, an iPad, 95 debit cards, two fake PAN cards, three fake Aadhaar cards, 15 bank passbooks, and other documents.
Over the past one and a half years, more than 200 cyber criminals have been arrested in the district.
