Indian cyber police recover ₹162 million in Indore fraud, expose ₹8 million scheme in Patna

The Indore cyber police unit uncovered an email‑spoofing scam that diverted ₹1.62 crore from an international equestrian who was arranging a horse purchase for the 2026 Asian Games. After the victim reported the fraud, investigators quickly froze the fraudsters’ bank account, coordinated with the bank, and by 30 June returned the full amount to the victim. This marks the second large‑scale refund by the state cyber cell, which previously recovered ₹3.75 crore in 2025.

In Patna, a retired professor named G. Yasuddin was held under a fabricated digital arrest for 13 days. Fraudsters posed as senior officials of a central investigative agency, threatening the professor with false charges of money‑laundering and anti‑nation activities. Using Skype and WhatsApp video calls, they coerced him into transferring ₹82.53 lakh via UPI and RTGS to accounts they controlled. After the victim reported the crime, the cyber police lodged a case, froze the implicated accounts, and began technical tracing of the perpetrators.