Raids lasted for seven days in four states, arrested 12 criminals linked to international cyber crime syndicate - cyber fraud arrested 12 arrested for 261 crore scam

Updated: Fri, 17 Oct 2025 22:12 (IST) Delhi Police has arrested 12 criminals related to cyber crime syndicate. These criminals defrauded Rs 2.61 crore in the name of digital arrest and investment in stock market. Police conducted raids in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh and nabbed them. The accused trapped people by making false promises and extorting money from them. Police are investigating the matter raids conducted in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. Jagran Correspondent, New Delhi. The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has arrested 12 cyber criminals linked to the international cyber syndicate. The police arrested these accused after conducting week-long raids in four states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. Remove Advertisement Just Read The News In the name of digital arrest and investment in stock market, the accused defrauded the complainants of Rs 2.61 crore. These include eight accused in the digital arrest case and four accused of fraud in the name of investing in the stock market. According to DCP Aditya Gautam, the police team led by ACP Anil Sharma, Inspector Sandeep Singh, Ashok Kumar, Shivram and Subhash conducted a total of nine operations and arrested them. The first action was taken in Pali, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Three cybercriminals were arrested from these places on charges of fraud in the name of digital arrest. A retired senior scientist of Central Road Research Institute residing in South district has been arrested for defrauding Rs 42.49 lakh by digitally arresting him. They were prompted to transfer money to various accounts in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. After investigation, 7.8 lakh victims were returned. After the police team traced the activities of the accused in Falna, Pali (Rajasthan), the account holder Mahendra Kumar Vaishnav was arrested, Rs 8.49 lakh was deposited in his account. After interrogation, Vishal Kumar and Shyam Das were arrested. In the second action, two accused were arrested from Agra. He was arrested on charges of investment fraud in the stock market. A case has been registered in the Cyber ​​​​Cell North-West district. In this case, the complainant was defrauded of Rs 40.27 lakh. The accused lured the complainant through internet media platforms by making false promises of marriage and high returns in forex trading and finally transferred the funds to ten different bank accounts, which were used for fraud and concealment. After investigation, Rs 2.49 lakh was returned to the complainant. The vegetable seller Devendra Kumar was arrested in this case from Agra. Who provided a bank account to receive the fraud amount of Rs 8 lakh. Devendra Kumar admitted that he gave his account details to Shivam alias Ashu, who is involved in criminal cases like rioting, assault and attempted murder. 40 complaints and two FIRs related to Devendra’s account were found on NCRP. The third action was taken in Jalandhar. The accused Anil, who was involved in opening the accounts, was arrested. He is accused of duping a South Delhi businessman of Rs 26.80 lakh in the name of digital arrest. The fourth action was taken in Una, Himachal Pradesh. From here Naman Puri (Graduate) was arrested for digital arrest by impersonating TRAI officials and policemen. This case was registered in South East Cyber ​​​​​​​​Cell on September 12, in which the complainant was defrauded of Rs 30 lakh. In this case, Rs 11 lakh was deposited in the bank. The fifth action was taken in Meerut. Mohammad Parvez has been arrested in the case registered in Cyber ​​​​​​Rohini. The complainant is a private teacher. He was duped of Rs 33.97 lakh through online investment. The accused persuaded the complainant to transfer money using forged documents and fake electronic records. 1.75 lakh rupees was deposited in the bank. The sixth action was taken in Saharanpur. Deepak Saini and Mudit Arora were arrested for defrauding a South Delhi businessman in the name of stock market investment. The complainant, who works in a multinational IT company, was cheated out of Rs 29.75 lakh in the name of investment in the stock market. The accused stalked the complainant through Instagram and WhatsApp. Introduced himself as a SEBI registered advisor and officer of Morgan Stanley. Deepak Saini admitted that he provided his account to Mudit Arora, a chartered accountant from Saharanpur, at a commission of 10 percent per transaction. Mudit Arora shared the details of these accounts with others. The seventh action took place in Kanpur. Mehwish Akhtar has been arrested in the case of cheating the complainant working in a construction company of Rs 31 lakh. He was cheated in the name of investing in the stock market. The eighth and ninth actions were taken in Uttar Pradesh.