100-crore cyber scam: A special investigation team (SIT) has been set up to probe allegations against Minister Harjot Bains and his IPS officer wife Jyoti Yadav in relation to the ‘Rs 100-crore cyber scam’.

The allegations were levelled by Mohali district cyber-crime inspector Amanjot Kaur in her letter to the Punjab DGP  Gaurav Yadav.

The 3-member SIT, constituted by Punjab DGP, will be headed by ADGP V Neeraja. It will include IGP Dhanpreet Kaur and Mohali SSP Deepak Pareek.

100-crore cyber scam: 

In her letter to DGP Punjab, the woman inspector accused the Punjab minister and his wife of an alleged ‘Rs 100-crore cyber scam’ in Punjab.

Cabinet minister Harjot Bains and IPS officer Jyoti Yadav have previously denied the charges and stated that they will initiate a defamation suit against the inspector for defaming them. During a public speech, Bains stated that their image is clean and clear as glass, and they have nothing to hide.

According to Mohali police officials, the complainant, who previously served as the in-charge of the Mohali cyber cell, is accused of fraudulently registering FIRs against innocent people and demanding money by threatening to falsely implicate them. They also stated that persons who gave in to her threats and agreed to her demands had their FIRs cancelled subsequently.

However, in her complaint, the inspector claimed that a fraudulent call centre operating out of a basement in Mohali had been extorting large sums from foreigners, totalling more than Rs 100 crore. 

Kaur, who led the first investigation, apprehended Vijay Rai Kapooria, the owner of the call centre, and others. She claimed that Kapooria had ties to AAP minister Harjot Bains, as both were from Nangal. The complainant also claimed that Bains' wife was thwarting and pressuring the investigation to end.

- With inputs from our correspondent

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