3 weeks ago
Pune Traffic Police Nab Two Absconding in ₹93 Lakh Fraud
Some people used the internet to trick a person and take away a huge amount of money — 93 lakh rupees.
After the trick was discovered, the police wanted to catch the people who did it.
Two of those people, named Akshay and Omkar, were hiding and did not want to be found.
But the police are very smart and used clever ways to find where they were hiding.
The hiding place was in a city called Pune.
The police in Thane City, where the crime happened, told the traffic police in Pune to keep an eye out.
The traffic police saw the two men and noticed they were acting strangely.
When asked about the moped they were riding, the men gave confusing answers.
So the police stopped them and confirmed they were the people wanted for the big online cheating case.
The police then took them to Thane for the next legal steps.
Pune City Traffic Branch's Faraskhana Division personnel nabbed two absconding accused wanted in a ₹93 lakh cyber fraud case.
The accused were identified as Akshay Sanjay Tambe (22) and Omkar Vishnu Shirsath (24).
They were wanted by Kopri Police Station in Thane City and booked under Sections 204 and 308(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 66(D) of the Information Technology Act.
Kopri Police traced the duo to the Appa Balwant Chowk area of Pune through technical surveillance before alerting the traffic division.
The suspects gave evasive answers during a routine check and were later handed over to Thane Police for further legal proceedings.
- Who
- Akshay Sanjay Tambe (22) and Omkar Vishnu Shirsath (24), two absconding accused wanted by Kopri Police Station in Thane City; apprehended by personnel of the Pune City Traffic Branch's Faraskhana Division.
- What
- Two absconding accused wanted in a ₹93 lakh cyber fraud case were detained and handed over to Thane Police.
- Where
- The Appa Balwant Chowk area of Pune, where the duo was detained; the case was registered at Kopri Police Station in Thane City.
- When
- No specific date was reported; the arrest followed a technical surveillance-led tip-off from Kopri Police Station.
- Why
- The duo allegedly cheated a complainant of ₹93 lakh through cyber fraud and were absconding from legal proceedings.
Key facts
- Case
- ₹93 lakh cyber fraud
- Accused 1
- Akshay Sanjay Tambe (22)
- Accused 2
- Omkar Vishnu Shirsath (24)
- Case Registered At
- Kopri Police Station, Thane City
- Sections Applied
- Sections 204 and 308(2) of BNS; Section 66(D) of the Information Technology Act
- Arrest Location
- Appa Balwant Chowk, Pune
- Apprehending Unit
- Faraskhana Traffic Division, Pune City Traffic Branch
- Custody
- Handed over to Thane Police for further legal proceedings










