Ranchi, Jun 14 (PTI) Police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a cybercrime racket and arrested three people for allegedly duping an elderly person and fraudulently transferring about Rs 7 lakh from his account.

A CID official said acting on a complaint of Ramdhani Sahu (74) of Ranchi, it apprehended three gang members from Dumka district, who used to dupe people by impersonating as customer care executives of banks.

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In the present case, they asked the complainant to download an app and illegally transferred Rs 6.99 lakh from his account, a CID statement said.

Further investigation is underway, it added.

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