Key accused in email impersonation fraud of Rs 15 lakh arrested from Delhi

Believing the email to be genuine, the complainant approved the transfer. On October 17, 2025, an amount of Rs 15,38,198 was transferred from his ICICI Bank account to the mentioned Canara Bank account.

On October 23, 2025, the complainant received a call from the actual company stating that the payment had not been received. It was then discovered that the email ID was fraudulent and not linked to the company, whose official domain ends with .com. The complainant realised he had been cheated through impersonation.

During the investigation, police obtained KYC records and bank statements from concerned banks. It was found that the Canara Bank account (layer 1) and linked accounts in Bandhan Bank, Punjab and Sind Bank and City Union Bank (layer 2) were all in the name of Sandeep Laxman Sah.

Following approval from senior officers, a raid was conducted in Delhi NCR. On January 18, the accused was arrested from the jurisdiction of the police station in Narela Industrial Area, Delhi.

During interrogation, Sah revealed that he is a vegetable seller. In August 2025, two unknown persons lured him into providing his bank accounts in return for Rs 15,000 per month. He handed over four bank accounts, along with passbooks, cheque books and ATM cards, and received Rs 30,000 as commission.

The accused has reportedly claimed he knows the whereabouts of the main fraudsters and is ready to assist police. Further investigation is underway to arrest remaining accused and recover the cheated amount, a police official said.