Odisha Crime Branch Arrests Two Persons in Rs 1.08 Crore Cyber Fraud - OrissaPOST

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Odisha crime branch arrests two persons in Rs 1.08 crore cyber fraud - OrissaPOST

Bhubaneswar: The crime branch of Odisha Police has arrested two persons for allegedly duping an individual of Rs 1.08 crore through an online cricket betting scam. The accused have been identified as Rohan, alias Sk Wasiul Islam (29), a native of West Bengal, and Jyoti Prakash Pallai (36) from Bhubaneswar, police said. The arrests were made on the basis of a written complaint lodged by the victim from the Kalinganagar area in Jajpur May 1. Accor…

Two cyber criminals arrested in ₹1.08 crore fraud case in Odisha’s Jajpur

Bhubaneswar, May 28: Odisha Crime Branch has arrested two cyber fraudsters for duping a trader of ₹1.08 crore via fake online gaming platforms between 2022 and 2025.The accused are identified as Sk Wasiul Islam alias Rohan (29) from West Bengal and Jyoti Prakash Pallai (36) from Bhubaneswar.The victim, from Kalinganagar in Jajpur, was lured into fake cricket betting via WhatsApp and Telegram messages, gradually transferring funds from multiple a…

Odisha Crime Branch busts ₹1.08 crore online betting fraud; two arrested

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Crime Branch has unearthed a major online betting scam and arrested two key accused who allegedly duped a Jajpur-based man of over ₹1.08 crore over a span of two and a half years. According to the Crime Branch, the complainant fell prey to a fraudulent online cricket betting scheme between August 2022 and January 2025. Lured by fake websites—www.dream444.com and www.dream666.com—the victim initially invested small sums th…