New Delhi: The Delhi Police has successfully dismantled an interstate cyber fraud syndicate, arresting three individuals for allegedly siphoning funds through unauthorized banking transactions. The case came to light after a 50-year-old resident of Prem Nagar in Karol Bagh filed a complaint regarding unauthorized debits from his bank account.
Complaint and Initial Investigation
The victim reported receiving sudden SMS alerts indicating that substantial amounts of money had been debited from his account. Although his son managed to get the account blocked, approximately Rs 4.3 lakh had already been siphoned off. A case was registered, and an investigation was launched.
Financial Trail Leads to Layered Syndicate
According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (central) Rohit Rajbir Singh, the investigation into the financial trail revealed that the syndicate operated in multiple layers. In the first layer, an account provider was lured into opening a bank account. Subsequently, a local facilitator would collect the account credentials and hand them over to an interstate handler.
Arrests and Recovery
Based on trail mapping and digital profiling of the beneficiary accounts, the police identified Sonu, a 21-year-old mule account holder from Uttam Nagar. The local facilitator was identified as Yash Kumar (27), also from Uttam Nagar. Both were arrested on May 27. Their interrogation led the police to their regional handler, Baljinder Singh (48), who was arrested last week on Wednesday.
Seizure of Evidence
During the operation, the police managed to freeze and secure Rs 4 lakh of the stolen money. Additionally, they seized 28 debit cards associated with multiple suspected mule accounts, 12 SIM cards used for managing internet banking and UPI configurations, and four mobile phones containing incriminating transaction logs and coordinator chats.
Modus Operandi
The syndicate's modus operandi involved luring individuals into opening bank accounts, which were then used as mule accounts to receive and transfer stolen funds. The local facilitators acted as intermediaries, collecting credentials and passing them to the interstate handlers. The layered structure made it difficult to trace the origin of the fraud.
Further investigation is ongoing to identify other members of the syndicate and any additional victims. The Delhi Police has urged citizens to remain vigilant and report any suspicious banking activity immediately.
