Archive · 23 Jul 2025
Kolkata Police Busts Online Racket, Arrests Seven
Imagine some bad guys were tricking people online to get their money.
The Kolkata police found them and caught them!
They arrested seven people and found lots of ATM cards and phones they used.
The police think the criminals were using fake bank accounts to take the money.
They found some of the suspects in a car, and then raided a hotel where more were staying.
Now the police are trying to find out how much money was stolen and who else was involved.
Kolkata Police arrested seven people for an inter-state online racket.
The arrests followed a tip-off and interception of a vehicle on Taratala Road.
Police seized multiple ATM cards, Aadhaar cards, and mobile phones.
Raids were conducted in Howrah, leading to more arrests and recovery of fraudulent materials.
Preliminary investigations indicate the gang rented bank accounts for scam proceeds.
- Who
- Kolkata Police arrested seven people.
- What
- Kolkata Police busted an inter-state online racket.
- When
- Tuesday (implied from the article)
- Where
- Kolkata, Howrah, and Santoshpur in South 24 Parganas.
- Why
- The police are investigating an inter-state online racket involving the use of fraudulent methods to extract money.
- Location
- Kolkata, India
- Arrests
- Seven
- Items Seized
- ATM cards, Aadhaar cards, mobile phones
- Suspects' Residences
- Santoshpur and Bhadrak district, Odisha
- Ongoing Investigation
- Yes