Faux laptop engineer concentrating on individuals in Handwara district arrested

The Handwara Police in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district have apprehended a person who was posing as a faux laptop engineer and concentrating on individuals by social media platforms.

An official advised Information Company Kashmir Scroll, the accused, recognized as Atif Qureshi, had been falsely personifying himself as a pc engineer and exploiting people’ concern of leaked information.

The official stated that accused initially contacted victims by social media platforms, claiming that their private information had been compromised. Presenting himself as a useful skilled, he provided to take away their information from the web for a payment. Sadly, some victims, afraid of publicity, fell into the entice and succumbed to his extortion calls for.

The official stated {that a} case has been registered in opposition to him below related sections of the legislation, and he has been taken into custody.

The official additional stated that Preliminary investigations reveal that the accused systematically focused quite a few people, exploiting their fears to hold out his nefarious actions. (KS)