India, Aug. 4 -- The Delhi Police has busted a cyber fraud racket that allegedly duped people on the pretext of arranging child adoptions and arrested two men from Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly, an officer said on Monday. The arrests were made after a complaint was lodged by a 30-year-old woman from Delhi's Burari, who was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.37 lakh while trying to adopt a child, police said. According to the police, the woman had searched online for child adoption services and contacted a mobile number where the caller identified himself as Sachin and claimed to represent an organisation facilitating legal adoptions. Also Read - Delhi to set up 'Arpan' centres at Metro stns for old clothes, recycling "The accused assured her that a baby boy would be available for adoption and collected money in phases, including registration, booking and transportation charges. To make the process appear genuine, he even sent forged NGO receipts, fabricated ultrasound reports and other fake documents," a senior police officer said.Police said the woman became suspicious after the accused repeatedly avoided her requests to meet the biological mother and later stopped responding to her calls after receiving the money. "She then lodged a complaint through the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, following which an e-FIR was registered at the cyber police station in north district," the officer said. Police tracked nearly 100 mobile numbers and analysed digital and financial trails before arresting two suspects in Bareilly. Police recovered forged medical documents, 14 hospital and doctor stamps, phones, SIM cards and bank documents, while probing other members and victims linked to the alleged adoption racket.
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