Lucknow, September 14: The Lucknow cyber police unit has arrested two men for their involvement in a scheme to unlawfully claim benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima yojana. The accused have been identified as -- Sooraj Mani from Ghazipur and Nagendra Pal from Kakori. The two men were in possession of incriminating evidence -- including two mobile phones, a laptop, and a CPU. Uttar Pradesh: Two Thieves Arrested for Using Private Video of a Firm Owner To Extort Money in Lucknow

During interrogation, they confessed to their involvement in similar criminal activities over the past several years. The case came to light when V.M. Joshi from Maharashtra filed a complaint with the cyber police, alleging that the perpetrators had fabricated a counterfeit death certificate and submitted it to India First Life Insurance Company in pursuit of a death claim for a policy. Chaitra Kundapura, Woman Hindu Activist, Arrested for Cheating Industrialist of Rs 4 Crore by Promising BJP Ticket in Karnataka Assembly Election

The cyber police diligently investigated the matter, leading them to a website where the culprits had submitted numerous fraudulent claims. Employing advanced cyber techniques and digital tracking, the police successfully traced the suspects and subsequently apprehended them.

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