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Police Step Up Cyber-Fraud Crackdown With Arrests in Noida, Delhi and Rajasthan

Investigators cite mule accounts via NGO trusts as key conduits for siphoning victims’ money.

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The police have recovered 40 laptops, 67 mobile phones and ₹10 lakh in cash during the raid, police said. (HT)
Authorities said efforts are on to trace the culprits who impersonated NPCI staff and executed the elaborate scam. (HT Photo)

Overview

  • Noida cyber police arrested Prince Kumar, Avnish Kumar and Vidyasagar Yadav for a three‑day ‘digital arrest’ that cost an 80‑year‑old retired Commerce Ministry official ₹1.70 crore, with ₹1.74 lakh frozen so far.
  • Delhi’s Crime Branch held Kulwant Singh and Devender Singh for supplying bank accounts to bogus stock and IPO schemes that siphoned nearly ₹6 crore, tracing ₹20 lakh to an NGO trust account linked to 10 NCRP complaints.
  • Investigators said the trust account, Akhil Bhartiya Gareeb Jan Seva Trust, was registered to mask ownership, with the accused paid ₹30,000 a month plus a 5% cut for routing fraud proceeds.
  • Rajasthan Police’s ‘Cyber Sangram’ operation in Alwar arrested six people accused of providing mule accounts used in scams exceeding ₹100 crore and seized cheque books, ATM cards, SIMs and hundreds of account details.
  • Separate complaints highlight continuing harm to seniors and investors, including an 83‑year‑old in Hyderabad losing ₹80.64 lakh to a ‘digital arrest’ ruse and a Thane resident defrauded of ₹37.8 lakh via a Telegram stock‑tip scam, as police urge reporting to 1930 or cybercrime.gov.in.