Bokaro: The Giridih police raided a call centre that was operating from the house of one Baldev Yadav located at Bodo locality under the Pachamba police station limits and arrested nine cyber fraus on Monday, police said.The arrested accused were identified as Ashok Kumar of Jamtara besides Nilesh Kumar Mandal, Mohan Kumar Mandal, Rudra Kumar, Mahendra Singh, Motilal Kisku, Neeraj Kumar Turi, Nageshwar Das, and Mahendra Mandal of Giridih, they added. Giridih SP Deepka Kumar Sharma said, A total of 16 mobile phones, 25 SIM cards, four ATM cards, six bank passbooks, two checkbooks, three PhonePe QR codes, and two motorcycles were seized during the raid.The cyber criminals used to pose as agents and offered assistance to the targeted victims in availing government schemes and clearing utility bills. Pregnant women were promised maternity benefits amounting to Rs 6,300, while individuals with outstanding electricity bills were threatened with disconnection. They used to make the targeted victims download apps on their mobile and siphoned off money from their bank accounts, he added. DSP (Cyber) Sandeep Suman Samdarshi and inspector Ajay Kumar were part of the team.We also published the following articles recentlyMorgan State shooting erupted during dispute but victims were unintended targets, police sayTwo people opened fire during a dispute at Morgan State Universitys homecoming event, but the five victims were not the intended targets, according to officials. All homecoming events and classes for the rest of the week have been canceled, marking the first time in the universitys history that this has happened. The shooters were targeting one person who was not among the victims, and all five are expected to survive. Police have not made any arrests yet. The shooting has sparked discussions about gun violence and the need for gun reform.Cyber fraudsters on prowl, house owners targetedThe cyber police station in Thiruvananthapuram has reported an increase in online fraud targeting people who advertise their houses for rent. The fraudsters pose as high-ranking officers from government departments and ask the house owners to send their account details through links sent on WhatsApp. Victims end up losing their money as a result. The cyber police have registered cases and are investigating under the relevant sections of the Information Technology Act and IPC.Bhavendra Kumar executive director of Canara BankBhavendra Kumar has taken over as the executive director of Canara Bank. He previously served as the CGM and head of the Delhi Circle office and has experience working in Canara Banks Shanghai branch. Kumar is a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB).

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