Most of the cyber criminals arrested by the Nuh police after a massive crackdown at 300 locations in 14 villages were youths who were trained in the twin villages of Jurehera and Ghamdi in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district. Two villages located on the Haryana-Rajasthan border, and some neighboring villages, have emerged as “cybercrime training hubs” providing fake SIM cards and documents on the basis of which bank accounts were opened.
On April 27, the police conducted several raids in Nuh district as part of a massive crackdown against cyber criminals. In all, 102 police teams with over 5,000 personnel raided 14 villages in Nuh and nabbed 125 cyber criminals.
Nuh Superintendent of Police Varun Singla said, “The matter is under investigation and details cannot be disclosed. Nuh Police has requested 40 specialist investigators to help investigate cybercrime cases.
A senior investigator said that the accused has accepted to undergo training in temporary training schools in Jurehera and Ghamdi villages.
According to him, Jureheda village specializes in providing fake documents, on the basis of which bank accounts are opened. The village has experts who can open hundreds of accounts in a matter of days, while residents of Ghamdi help cyber criminals with hundreds of fake SIM cards.
Another investigator said, “The operators of the training schools have a wide network across the country. They arrange for ID cards of job seekers and migrants, and use the details to obtain fake SIM cards and documents.
Most of the fake bank accounts have been opened in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. From making professional calls to engaging social media messaging, hundreds of youth from Mewat are trained by barely educated trainers.”
The accused allegedly told the police that more than 100 fraudsters were operating training schools in the area and were charging fees for various modules of training. They even colluded with gangs to accommodate the trainees after the completion of the course.
Phishing and OLX Fraud are the cheapest courses, with fees ranging from Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000 per month. “Sextortion” or Honeytrap is the most expensive course. Its duration is three months.
Once trained, most cyber criminals operate from farms in the foothills, as it is difficult to track phones there. Several villages like Mamlika have come under the scanner as farmers allegedly rent their fields on hourly basis to cyber criminals to perform their tasks.
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