Another Cyber Fraud Case came into the spotlight involving the arrest of 3 and the loss of Rs 2.5 crore
“On May 3, 2025, a cyber fraud victimized Kaur after a call falsely claiming to be from the TRAI.”
A great achievement for the Cyber Crime Police Station, Chandigarh, who, during an ongoing investigation of a Rs. 2.5 crore high-profile cyber fraud case (fake “digital arrest” operation), arrested 3 other accused, making it a total of 11 arrests.
The following are the details of the arrested accused:
- Anurag, alias Vikrant (23),
- Abhijeet (24), and
- Prashant Kumar (20).
The accused involved in this heinous cybercrime were all residents of Uttar Pradesh.
Recovery
During the operation, police recovered 3 smartphones with active SIMs and a bundle of fake KYC documents from the criminals.
On 1 June 2025, the case was registered, which was filed by Sumit Kaur, who lives at Sector 10-A, Chandigarh.
How does cyber fraud happen?
- On May 3, 2025, a well-planned cyber fraud victimized Kaur.
- A fake call was made to Kaur during which the criminals posed as being from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
- She was accused of using a SIM linked to a money laundering case involving the CEO of Jet Airways.
- They included her in WhatsApp video calls while posing as senior officials, such as a fake DIG CBI, and as Supreme Court Judges.
- Under extreme pressure, they made her take an oath of secrecy and made her transfer her life savings, which were around Rs. 2.5 crore, into various fraud A/cs under the guise of fund verification.
How did the arrest take place?
- The first accused, Prashant Kumar, was apprehended in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh.
- He said that he supported opening a fraudulent bank account using someone else’s KYC documents, and for that, he got Rs. 54,000.
- More than that, police arrested Abhijeet and Anurag (Vikrant) from UP on June 27, 2025, because of Prashant’s confession.
- Both of them admitted that they run fake accounts for a 15% commission and handed over mobile phones and fake KYC documents.
Police
| The investigation is still going on to find the remaining members of the cyber fraud gang and to recover the defrauded amount. |
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