Overview

• The accused, identified as 33-year-old Jalaluddin of Alwar, was arrested after a raid by Delhi Police’s cyber team.
• He allegedly impersonated an Army cantonment officer and used pre-recorded videos of defence personnel during video calls to build credibility.
• The victim, a senior cardiologist at a South Delhi hospital, was induced to transfer Rs 6.69 lakh in four transactions after being told payments would be routed via credit card.
• Investigators say about Rs 6 lakh cleared a car loan and roughly Rs 70,000 settled credit card dues, with a car, three phones and Rs 70,000 in a fixed deposit recovered or frozen.
• Police cite at least seven prior cheating and forgery cases against the suspect and link seized phones to around 26 complaints on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal, with the probe continuing.