3 min readNew DelhiNov 26, 2025 06:14 AM IST
First published on: Nov 26, 2025 at 06:14 AM IST
The Cyber Cell of the Delhi Police Crime Branch arrested three men for duping an elderly woman of 49 lakh rupees through a digital arrest scam. The arrests follow raids across Delhi, Gurgaon and a remote location in Hisar, and were part of a sustained crackdown on syndicates involved in digital arrest scams and investment frauds.
Police said the accused were involved in two major cheating cases. In one, a 71-year-old woman was duped of Rs 49 lakh. The scammers got in touch with the woman through video call. They allegedly intimidated her by posing as police and government officials and forced her to transfer money after warning her against legal action. In another case, a 43-year-old stationery shop owner was cheated of Rs 39.5 lakh after being promised high returns through a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment platform.
Investigators said the accused had been absconding and frequently changing locations to evade arrest. Intensive technical surveillance and local intelligence inputs helped officers track their movements before they were apprehended from Gurgaon and Hisar.
The arrested accused have been identified as Ravi (19), a resident of Hisar who has studied up to Class 12 and was pursuing a nursing assistant course at the time of his arrest. Police said he opened a mule account in a bank and sold it for a percentage of the cheated amount. The second accused, Mandeep (21), who is also from Hisar and studies till Class 12, worked as a DJ and allegedly sold the mule account to another accused. The third accused, Kaleem (32), from Southeast Delhi’s Tughlakabad Extension, worked as a carpenter. Police said he opened a mule account in the name of a firm.
“The crime syndicate’s modus operandi was to impersonate police officers and government agency officials to intimidate victims and force them to transfer large sums of money. They also opened fake investment portals to lure victims with promises of high returns. The funds were laundered through multi-layered bank accounts, followed by rapid ATM withdrawals. Poor and unemployed youths were especially recruited to operate mule accounts, facilitating the laundering of crime proceeds,” said DCP (Crime Branch) Aditya Gautam.
Further technical analysis, digital evidence examination and financial tracing are underway to identify additional accounts and individuals connected with the syndicate, police said.
“They also opened fake investment portals to lure victims with promises of high returns.,” said DCP (Crime Branch) Aditya Gautam. 
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