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:

1. Anurag, alias Vikrant (23),
2. Abhijeet (24), and
3. 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?

1. On May 3, 2025, a well-planned cyber fraud victimized Kaur.
2. A fake call was made to Kaur during which the criminals posed as being from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
3. She was accused of using a SIM linked to a money laundering case involving the CEO of Jet Airways.
4. They included her in WhatsApp video calls while posing as senior officials, such as a fake DIG CBI, and as Supreme Court Judges.
5. 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?

1. The first accused, Prashant Kumar, was apprehended in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh.
2. He said that he supported opening a fraudulent bank account using someone else’s KYC documents, and for that, he got Rs. 54,000.
3. More than that, police arrested Abhijeet and Anurag (Vikrant) from UP on June 27, 2025, because of Prashant’s confession.
4. Both of them admitted that they run fake accounts for a 15% commission and handed over mobile phones and fake KYC documents.

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