Archive · 1 Jun 2025
Men Arrested for Impersonating DJB Officials and Duping Victims
Imagine someone pretends to be from the water company, the Delhi Jal Board, and sends you a text saying your water might get shut off.
They ask you to download an app to fix it.
This app isn't real; it's a trick!
When you enter your bank details to pay a small fee, the fake app steals your info and takes your money.
Three men were caught for doing this, pretending to be from the DJB and using a fake app to steal from people.
They sent fake messages and called people, making them think they needed to pay a small bill to keep their water on.
The police caught them after finding out the app was a trick to steal information.
Three men were arrested for impersonating Delhi Jal Board (DJB) officials.
The accused sent messages threatening to disconnect water connections.
Victims were instructed to download a malicious app.
The app was designed to steal banking details and access victim's accounts.
A total of 13 mobile phones and one tablet were recovered from the accused.
- Who
- Ravi Mandal, Ramesh Kumar Mandal, and Mahendra Kumar Mandal
- What
- Posing as DJB officials and duping victims by sending a malicious app to steal banking information and steal money.
- When
- May 12th (when one victim received the fraudulent message); a seven-day operation was conducted for arrests.
- Where
- RK Puram (where the incident occurred); Dhanbad, Durgapur, Jamtara, Deogarh and nearby areas (where arrests were made)
- Why
- To steal money by gaining access to victims' bank accounts.
- Accused
- Ravi Mandal, Ramesh Kumar Mandal, Mahendra Kumar Mandal
- Location of Arrest
- Dhanbad, Durgapur, Jamtara, Deogarh and nearby areas
- Amount Stolen (Example)
- Rs 38,161 (from one victim)
- Items Recovered
- 13 mobile phones, 1 tablet
- Modus Operandi
- Posed as DJB officials, sent fraudulent app to steal banking details
