Lucknow/Delhi | The Delhi Police have arrested three alleged members of a cyber fraud syndicate involved in duping a 71-year-old woman of Rs 49 lakh, officials confirmed to mediapersons. The arrests were made during coordinated raids in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, where the accused were frequently relocating to avoid police detection.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Arjun Saini (20), Vimlesh (19), and Mohd Abeed alias Mubashir (20), all residents of Lucknow, according to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Aditya Gautam. Saini and Abeed have education up to Class 8 and Class 10 respectively, while Vimlesh is pursuing a B.Sc degree.
Authorities said the accused were involved in opening and operating multiple mule bank accounts for the syndicate. The gang impersonated police and government agencies, using digital deception and psychological intimidation to coerce victims into transferring large sums of money under the threat of fabricated legal action.
“The illicit funds were quickly layered across multiple accounts and withdrawn via ATMs,” the DCP added. Poor and unemployed youths were recruited to manage these accounts, forming a network to launder the proceeds of the fraud.
Earlier, coordinated raids in Delhi, Gurugram, and Hisar led to the arrests of three other gang members: Ravi (19), Mandeep (21), and Kaleem (32), involved in a similar digital arrest and investment fraud.
So far, a total of six individuals have been arrested in connection with the case, while two others have been bound over during the investigation. Police confirmed that further investigations are ongoing to dismantle the syndicate entirely.
