`MBA, B.Tech, MCA': Meet real `Jamtara’ boys arrested by TGCSB for cybercrimes
Easy money, criminal family background, debts, and the influence of a third person were some of the reasons for these people to commit crime, TGCSB director Shikha Goel said
By Sistla Dakshina Murthy Published on 11 Nov 2024 6:23 AM GMT
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Hyderabad: From SSC to MBA and from B.Tech to MCA, cybercriminals arrested by the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) possess high educational and professional qualifications.
TGCSB has arrested 165 cybercriminals across the country. Among the arrested cybercriminals, 45 percent are graduates and postgraduates including B.Tech, MBA, and MCA. Twenty percent have studied till intermediate, and 35 percent are SSC.
"All these arrested cyber criminals are connected to 795 cases in Telangana and 3,357 cases across the country. The information about the arrest of these accused persons by the TGCSB has been shared with the concerned Police Stations across the country," said Shikha Goel, TGCSB director.
She said that seven Cyber Crime Police (CCPS) stations established in the state have become operational in April. The teams have been working to identify, track, and locate cybercriminals.
The TGCSB director said that the arrested persons are from Andhra Pradesh, Assam, New Delhi, Gujrat, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and West Bengal.
Most of them were arrested under extremely challenging conditions such as the social/demographic and geographical conditions including the threat of mob attacks, and non-cooperation from the local police in a few cases.
The investigation revealed that the cyber fraudsters were found to be involved in various types of cybercrimes. These include Part-time Jobs, Business Investment (Stock Trading) Frauds, Digital Arrests, Loan Frauds, Cyber Slavery, Hacking, Advertisement Frauds, Impersonation, Matrimonial Fraud, Sextortion with the following roles in the crimes: Mule Account Holders, Bank Account Suppliers, Account Operators, SIM Suppliers, Bank Official, Travel Agents, Hacker.
Analysis of criminal profile
During analysis of criminal profiling, it was found that among the arrested 34 percent of them are businessmen which include hotels, restaurants, real estate, etc., 21 percent are self-employed which includes digital content creators, cab drivers, gym trainers, event managers, RMP doctors, etc.
Apart from that 14 percent arrested are from private jobs which include workers in petrol bunks, garment shops, toll plazas, delivery services, etc.; 14 percent of them are unemployed; 9 percent are students; 5 percent of them are farmers and laborers; 3 percent of them are government employees.
Around 49 percent of the arrested are in the age group of 21 to 30 Years; 28 percent in the age group of 31 to 40 years; 10 percent are in the age group of 41 to 50 years; 5 percent are below 20 years; 8 percent are above 50 years.
“Easy money, criminal family background, debts, and the influence of a third person were some of the reasons for these people to commit crime,” the TGCSB director said.
Public Advisory
Shikha Goel advised the citizens to remain alert and practice basic cyber hygiene. She urged them not to click on any unknown link or share their personal details with anyone and not to transfer any money to any unknown account.
In case of doubt or if they become a victim of any cybercrime, they may please report to TGCSB on Dial 1930 or Cyber Crime Website or WhatsApp on 8712672222.
The citizens may visit the bureau website and handle as mentioned, for information on the latest cybercrime: Website: tgcsb.tspolice.gov.in, X(Twitter): @TGCyberBureau, Instagram: @tgcyberbureau Facebook: TGCyberBureau.
