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In a significant breakthrough, the Cyber Crime Police Station, UT Chandigarh, has arrested three accused in connection with a high-value online fraud case registered under Case FIR No. 64 dated 01.06.2025, U/S 308, 319 (2), 318 (4), 338, 340 (2), 61 (2), 336 (3) Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, PS Cyber Crime, Chandigarh,
The case was cracked under the dynamic leadership of Ms. Geetanjali Khandelwal, IPS, SP-Cyber, UT Chandigarh, with close guidance from Sh. A. Venkatesh, DSP Cyber Crime & IT, and supervision of Inspector Ms. Eram Rizvi, SHO, PS-Cyber Crime, Sector 17, Chandigarh.
The accused identified as Dharmendra Singh S/o Mahendra Singh, Age 28 Years, Ram Kisan Singh@ Ramu S/o Choote Singh, Age 36 Years and Sakib S/o Jahur, Age 24 Years
Police said, case of Digital Arrest & Cyber Fraud involving ₹2.5 Crores has been registered on the complaint of Ms. Sumit Kaur of Sector 10A, Chandigarh. On the morning of 3rd May 2025, Ms. Sumit Kaur received a call purportedly from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), claiming that her SIM card had been misused and an FIR was registered against her.
(SUBHEAD)Soon after, a WhatsApp video call followed from a person posing as Vijay Khanna, a police officer, who falsely informed her of two arrest warrants issued in her name related to a high-profile money laundering case involving Jet Airways CEO. In a series of high-pressure video calls, the scammers showed fake arrest warrants, impersonated senior officials like DIG CBI Rajiv Ranjan, and impersonated the various Hon’ble Justice of supreme court, and coerced Ms. Sumit Kaur to take an oath of secrecy .To “verify her funds” and “clear her name”, they tricked her into depositing her life savings approximately ₹2.5 Crores into multiple fraudulently operated bank accounts.
INVESTIGATION: Bank accounts used were opened from different locations in India , Multiple mobile numbers connected to the scam were found operating from different states. Detailed technical analysis was conducted with KYC, CDR, IP, and account verification.
On 06.06.2025, raids were conducted at Hathras and Agra (UP). Two accused Dharmendra Singh (28 yrs) of Hathras and Ram Kisan Singh @ Ramu (36 yrs) of Agra were arrested. They had knowingly opened and rented out bank accounts for use in the fraud. On 08.06.2025, another raid was conducted at Budhanpur, Saharanpur (UP). One more accused Sakib (24 yrs) of Saharanpur was arrested. He admitted to opening an account and firm in his name and allowing his brother-in-law and associates to use it for fraudulent transactions, in exchange for a 10% commission.
During questioning, all accused admitted their roles and revealed that other accused, Police custody of the arrested accused has been sought for further investigation. Efforts are ongoing to identify and apprehend other members of the fraud network and to trace and recover the defrauded funds.
