Bengal Online Tablet Fraud: As inter-state racket unfolds, over 1,900 victims, 40 arrests & 1,190 accounts frozen

Amid the ongoing investigation into the online fraud involving the West Bengal government’s ‘Taruner Swapno’ scheme, the state police has registered a total of 142 cases and arrested at least 38 people, for allegedly siphoning off funds meant for students to purchase tablets.

Additionally, the Kolkata Police has registered 18 cases and arrested more than 10 persons, whereas the number of victims are 127.