Ujjain: Three men from Narmadapuram were arrested by Ujjain police for using money siphoned off in a cyber fraud to buy gold coins. The men had been staying at Hotel Heera Palace in Sakhipura for nine days, targeting victims in Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh and routing the defrauded money through QR code payments to four persons in Ujjain.
How the Fraud Was Uncovered
Madhav Nagar police station in-charge Gajendra Pachoria said that the case surfaced after a man identified as Anurag Kahar bought a 6-gram gold coin worth about Rs 95,000 from DPK Gold Showroom at Ghas Mandi Chowraha on June 6, paying via QR code. As soon as Anurag left the showroom, he cancelled the payment made for the gold, prompting the bank to put on hold the payment made via QR code. As the showroom didn’t receive any money, its management alerted the police. A fraud case was registered, and using CCTV footage and technical evidence, police traced the suspects to Hotel Heera Palace and arrested them in a raid.
Details of the Accused
During questioning, the accused admitted to buying gold coins from various Ujjain showrooms using cyber fraud proceeds. Pachoria identified them as Kashish, 29, of Sadar Bazaar; Rahul alias Shanu, 26, of Sarafa Chowk; and Animesh alias Anurag alias Anni, 21, of Sadar Bazaar in Narmadapuram. Police said that the accused sent victims fake mobile-update links which, once clicked, restarted their phones and allowed money to be withdrawn from their bank accounts. The stolen funds were transferred to jewellers’ QR codes to buy gold coins, which were later sold for cash to launder the money. Police seized mobile phones, fake ID cards, gold purchase bills and other documents from the accused.
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