RAWALPINDI: Cyber Crime Circle Rawalpindi has arrested nine accused of online loan apps involved in blackmailing.
According to the spokesperson of FIA Cybercrime Circle, the raids were carried out at the offices of Financial Services in Syedpur Road, Rawalpindi, and a case was registered against 19 accused.
Inspector Badar Munir sealed the various offices of the company in the plaza during the operation, and various sections of the online company were set up.
The accused were given a target to call the citizens on a daily basis, after which the accused made various calls to the affected citizens, friends, and their relatives. Each accused was given a target of making 100 to 150 calls on a daily basis.
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In the said offices, there were separate sections dealing with torture calls, each section was assigned separate tasks with regard to making calls. There were sections named D-Zera, D1, D2, DS1, DS2, and DS3.
The personal data of the accused was accessed through the said loan apps. Later, the accused used to harass the affected citizens.
A large number of documents, computers, laptops, and SIMs were recovered during the raid. The accused were arrested and an investigation started while raids are being conducted to arrest other accused.
