Delhi Police arrest four scamsters who posed as CBI officers in a digital arrest scam
The scamsters, with links to international cyber criminals, were working from Jaipur and conned a resident of Mayur Vihar
New Delhi, March 10
Delhi Police has arrested four cyber fraudsters for allegedly duping a man of Rs 44.50 lakhs under the guise of digital arrest by posing as CBI officers.
Virender Kumar Indora, a resident of Mayur Vihar Phase-1, lodged a police complaint on January 29. He had received a call from a man posing as a CBI officer, falsely accusing him of involvement in criminal activities. Threatening legal action, the fraudsters coerced him to transfer Rs 44.50 lakh to avoid arrest.
DCP (East), Abhishek Dhania stated that a probe was initiated and a forensic audit of bank accounts revealed that Rs 38 lakh was transferred to a private bank in the name of Dinesh Singadhiya, a resident of Jaipur. The funds were subsequently withdrawn via cheque from the bank.
A police team conducted a raid in Jaipur on March 5 and arrested Dinesh Singadhiya.
The officials added that Singadhiya disclosed the involvement of five other people in the scam. Based on his disclosures, Prashant Verma, who helped set up the fraudulent bank account, was arrested. The police then arrested Prakash Choudhary, a key player linked to Mahesh Nehra, the mastermind behind the operation who allegedly maintained direct contact with international cybercriminals, the DCP said.
Choudhary assisted Nehra in laundering the scammed funds by communicating with mule account providers through social media.
The police teams then arrested Gajender Kumar from his rented accommodation at Kuchaman City in Rajasthan for assisting Singadhiya in withdrawing Rs 38 lakh from the bank.
DCP Dhani added that arrested persons were in touch with international scammers who orchestrated similar frauds across India. Their primary role was to facilitate the transfer of the defrauded funds through bank withdrawals using cheques and ATMs before passing them on to their foreign handlers.
The police also seized four mobile phones used for coordinating the gang’s illegal activities.
