Overview

• The scheme exploited a duplicate SIM to execute nine unauthorized UPI transactions totaling ₹3.98 lakh after an iPhone theft.
• Police traced ₹1 lakh of the fraud proceeds through an account in Telangana before it was funneled into Meraaki Manpower Services Private Limited.
• Data from the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal tied the ring to 85 cybercrime complaints nationwide.
• KYC verification revealed the recruitment firm’s registered address was vacated, and surveillance located its operations in Gurugram’s IT Park.
• Officers have registered an FIR and are pursuing associates Shubham, Mukim and Munjir to recover remaining funds and fully dismantle the network.