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Parnasree digi arrest: 8 from Rajasthan held in New Town, Hwh
Kolkata: Barely two weeks after a young assistant director-ranked official of the Bureau of Indian Standards — the national standards body under the ministry of consumer affairs — in Kolkata was allegedly held under "digital arrest" for four days and defrauded of Rs 25 lakh by cyber criminals who accused him of smuggling banned drugs, the south-west division cyber cell, along with Parnasree police, busted the inter-state gang and arrested eight persons.
The arrests were carried out at Eco Park in New Town and Golabari in Howrah following a complaint by Souvik Sikdar, deputy director of BIS, at Parnashree PS on May 23. The accused allegedly impersonated CBI officials and coerced Sikdar into transferring funds under the pretext of probing a narcotics case.
"All the accused are residents of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. They first took rooms at New Town, Rajarhat, and thereafter shifted location almost daily to other places, later dividing into two groups and starting to operate from Howrah, too.
We believe they are involved in other similar cases too," said DC (SWD-Behala) Rahul De. Sikdar is a resident of Tetultala near Sakuntala Park in Behala.
Three suspects — Narpat Singh, Rajendra Soni, and Harish Kumar — were apprehended from Eco Park on June 5. Based on their statements, five more persons — Manohar, Sangram Singh, Suraj, Dilip, and Jitendra — were arrested made in Howrah the following day.
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