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Delhi Police Arrest Three in ₹14.85-Crore ‘Digital Arrest’ Scam as States Uncover Wider Mule Networks

Investigators say the couple’s money was splintered across hundreds of accounts then pushed offshore via crypto or hawala, limiting recovery.

Overview

  • Delhi Police’s IFSO unit arrested Divyang Patel and Krutik Shitoli in Vadodara and KS Tiwari in Prayagraj for providing mule accounts tied to about ₹6 crore of the Greater Kailash‑2 couple’s ₹14.85 crore loss.
  • Patel’s NGO-linked account allegedly received roughly ₹4 crore and Tiwari’s account took about ₹2 crore before funds were layered through other accounts, with Shitoli accused of facilitating account sourcing.
  • Police say only a small share remains in banks, with about ₹2.10 crore held in the GK‑2 case, and suspect the bulk was funneled through cryptocurrency platforms or hawala with cash-outs in hubs such as Cambodia and Dubai.
  • Separately, Badvel police in Andhra Pradesh arrested nine alleged operatives and said they identified and froze a financial ecosystem exceeding ₹22 crore tied to an inter‑state mule account network.
  • Additional actions include Delhi tracking transfers through more than 700 mule accounts in the GK‑2 probe and Malkajgiri cyber police securing court‑ordered refunds of ₹16.28 lakh to victims in other cyber fraud cases.