Indian police arrest multiple suspects in cyber fraud syndicates
Delhi police arrested three men – Yuvraj Singh (21), Niranjan Kumar Mandal (23) and Shubham Kumar Pandey (28) – for extracting and selling more than 2,400 UPSC coaching videos via a Telegram bot, with alleged proceeds of about ₹35 lakh.
Rourkela police detained two Mumbai residents, Nayan Nalini Nathwani (47) and Dhawal Paresh Pandya (35), for duping a bishop of ₹14.36 lakh by posing as CBI officers, leading to the freezing of ₹21 lakh in linked accounts.
The Odisha Commissionerate Police captured three Assam nationals – Harun Rashid (29), Junaidur Islam (22) and Ejajul Hoque (23) – after they lured a 64‑year‑old victim into a fake UCO Bank link that resulted in a loss of ₹8.5 lakh, and identified ties to Jamtara‑based fraud operator Kalim Ansari.
Gujarat police arrested five individuals, including a doctor, for a ₹2.30 crore scam that used a fabricated matrimonial profile and a bogus Forex investment scheme, routing money through a shell firm and accounts in Nepal.