Reference: Cyber PS Kolkata, Case No. 69/25 dated 19.12.2025, under Sections 66/66C/66D/84B/43 of the IT Act, 2000 and Sections 61(2)/319(2)/318(4)/336(2)/336(3)/338/340(2) of the BNS, 2023. Based on the statements of the previously arrested accused in the above case, and based on information received from reliable sources, a raid was conducted in the Maheshtala PS area on 24/01/2026 and 1. Abhimanyu Kumar @ Raja Kumar (22 years) son of Bablu Kumar Nawadih Road, Aurangabad, PS Aurangabad, Bihar 824101 2. Sezen Phillips (22 years) son of Anthony Sebastian Nardanwan 1 Colony Aurangabad PS Aurangabad Maharashtra 431001 3. Mohd. Samar (20 years) son of Mohd. Zahiruddin Nawadih Road Aurangabad PS Aurangabad Bihar 824101 4. Neeraj Kumar (28 years) son of Narayan Mehta Shahpur Ward, Aurangabad PS Aurangabad Bihar 824101 5. Mohd. Imran (19 years) son of Amanullah Pathantoli Aurangabad PS Aurangabad Bihar 824101 were arrested on 24/01/2026. And 10 laptops, 24 Android mobile phones, 2 routers, and incriminating screenshots were seized. Modus Operandi:- The arrested accused persons were involved in creating and spreading malicious APK files, which were sent to the victims' mobile phones through advertisements and links circulated on various social media platforms. After installing the aforementioned APK files, the accused individuals gained unauthorized remote access to and control over the victims' mobile devices, including the banking and financial applications installed on them. Taking advantage of this unauthorized access, the accused individuals withdrew money from the victims' bank accounts and fraudulently transferred it to bank accounts of their choosing. Further investigation revealed that the arrested individuals are associates of those previously arrested and were working together as part of the same organized criminal conspiracy.

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