Bhagalpur: Telangana police on Monday arrested Hemant Jha, a cybercriminal who used to run a fraudulent online loan company with the help of a Chinese application from his house in Bhagalpur.
He was presented in the court of Mohammad Irshad Alam, JM First Class of Bhagalpur Practices Court from where the Telangana police took the cyber-criminal along with them on transit remand.
Jha has siphoned off nearly Rs 2 thousand crores in the name of giving a loan to hundreds of people.
Telangana and Bhagalpur police jointly conducted raids and arrested Jha after he escaped from New Delhi and came to Bihar. Laptop and mobile was also seized in the raid.
Jha had several cases against him at Cyberabad police of Basheerabad, Telangana.
Telangana case
M Santosh Kumar, a resident of Phumalla Pochampally located in KR Reddy Nagar, Telangana, had filed a case in Cyberabad police station after the suicide of his brother-in-law Gujji Chandramohan.
In his complain against Jha, he had made many serious allegations, including loaning and forcibly threatening to recover a huge amount through Chinese application.
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Following the complaint, the Cyberabad police started investigating and with the help of Delhi police was successful in tracking him down and arresting him.
Hemant was associated with a company operating in Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon which used to charge a hefty amount by giving small amounts to people with the help of various loan applications.
Chandramohan was charged Rs 40,000 by giving Rs 4,000 loan and was being pressurized to give more money. Due to this, on January 2, 2021, he committed suicide.
Company director arrested
"Hemant Jha is the director of the company in which about one hundred and fifty people work. These people used to give loans and then forcibly charged a huge amount from them. Due to this, more than 15 persons have committed suicide in different cities and villages of Telangana. Taking action on this, the Telangana government formed a special team. On the basis of which we constantly traced and arrested him." - S Ramesh, Inspector, Cyberabad Police
"A case was registered in Telangana on 2 January 2021 in which Hemant Jha, a resident of Bhagalpur, was made an accused in the cyber thugs case. Hemant Jha used to force people to take a small amount as loan from different applications and used to collect a hefty amount. After a case was registered in Telangana, the state police reached Bhagalpur for arrest. The matter was forwarded to the senior SP. Telangana police and Bhagalpur police arrested Hemant Jha from his house in Ishachakak police station area on the direction of senior SP. He was presented in court after which the Telangana police took him with him.'' - Puran Kumar Jha, City SP
Dubious loan apps
Through applications like Paan Paan, Ryocrop, Cash Map, Rupi Plus, Kush Cash, Money More, Home Karori, Cash Seed, Cash Iro, Hemant Jha and his company used to lend money and collect hefty interest.
