Mumbai Crime Branch arrests man with country-made pistol, cartridges

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The Mumbai Crime Branch arrested a 45-year-old man with a country-made revolver and live cartridges near Mumbai Central Railway Station, police said, reported news agency ANI.

Unit 3 of the Mumbai Crime Branch nabbed the 45-year-old near Mumbai Central Railway Station on Wednesday.

After the arrest, a case was registered against the accused under the Arms Act at Nagpada Police Station in Mumbai, reported ANI.

Earlier on February 17, the Mumbai Crime Branch's Unit 5 arrested three individuals involved in transporting drugs from other states to Mumbai for distribution, reported ANI.

The Crime Branch seized two vehicles filled with ganja and about 374 kg of ganja drugs worth Rs 1 crore 12 lakh in the international market was recovered, reported ANI.

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In another case, a garment unit owner has been arrested after a 73-year-old businessman from Mumbai fell prey to an online investment fraud and ended up losing Rs 3.61 crore, police said on Wednesday, reported PTI.

The Cyber Police have so far frozen an amount of Rs 2.20 crore and 330 bank accounts, an official said.

The alleged transactions took place between May 20 and October 7 last year after the businessman was contacted by three persons, including two women, online who lured him into investing in a scheme by promising hefty returns, the official said, reported PTI.

"They also created a WhatsApp group, made an online agreement with the businessman, and sent it to his email ID. The agreement mentioning the returns on the investments was shared in the group to gain the trust of the businessman," he said, reported PTI.

The victim invested Rs 3.61 crore. As he didn't get any returns on his investment, he approached the West Region Cyber Police Station in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) and lodged a complaint.

The name of the garment unit owner, Ketab Ali Kabil Biswas, came to the fore during the investigation and he was arrested on charges of cheating and forgery under the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act on Monday, reported PTI.

"During the investigation, the cyber police froze Rs 2.20 crore which had been diverted into two bank accounts. Prima facie, as many as 330 bank accounts used by fraudsters have also been frozen," the official added, reported PTI.

(With inputs from ANI and PTI)