Kolkata, Nov. 3 -- A man wanted in multiple cyber fraud cases in Karnataka was arrested at Kolkata airport early on Tuesday while allegedly attempting to flee to Dubai.
Sheikh Sabir was intercepted by immigration officials after they detected a Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against him. He was subsequently handed over to the NSCBI Airport police and arrested.
Police have informed the Karnataka Police about the arrest and are approaching the court seeking transit remand to take the accused to Karnataka for further investigation.
According to police sources, Sabir is allegedly linked to a cyber fraud network operating in Karnataka and is accused of cheating people of money. He also allegedly threatened victims with digital arrest to extort money from them.
Multiple complaints against him led to cases being registered at the Bengaluru City Cyber Crime Police Station. The Karnataka Police and CID had been searching for him but failed to trace him, following which an LOC was issued against him.
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