Archive · 24 Sep 2026
Delhi Police Arrest Four in Axis Bank Impersonation Fraud
Delhi Police arrested four people accused of pretending to be bank customer-care workers.
They allegedly told a credit-card holder that a yearly card charge had to be cancelled.
The callers then promised to issue a new card.
They asked the victim to use a payment application and make three payments.
The payments totaled about Rs 1.19 lakh, although the reports give slightly different totals.
The callers also gave a fake service number and promised quick delivery of the new card.
When the card did not arrive, the victim contacted the real bank and discovered the request was fake.
Police traced the money to an account linked to Prince Kumar.
Investigators are checking whether the group cheated other people and are looking for two alleged associates.
Delhi Police arrested four people accused of posing as Axis Bank customer-care officials.
A credit-card holder allegedly lost about Rs 1.19 lakh through three UPI-linked transactions.
The accused allegedly used virtual phone numbers, fake service-request details and a third-party payment application.
Police recovered eight mobile phones, with one device reportedly linked to 32 other complaints.
Investigators are searching for alleged associates Bobby and Avtar while tracing the wider financial network.
- Who
- Delhi Police arrested Prince Kumar, Vishal Tomar, Vishal Raghav and Sanjay Verma; the complainant was identified as Yash Sharma.
- What
- A group allegedly impersonating Axis Bank customer-care officials defrauded a credit-card holder of about Rs 1.19 lakh.
- When
- The first alleged fraud call occurred on July 16, the victim contacted the genuine bank on July 17, and Prince Kumar was arrested on September 15; the report was dated September 24.
- Where
- The case was investigated in Delhi, with arrests made in Aligarh and Uttam Nagar; alleged operations also involved Noida.
- Why
- The accused allegedly sought money by falsely offering to cancel an annual maintenance charge and issue a replacement credit card.
- Alleged fraud amount
- About Rs 1.19 lakh; one report cites Rs 1,19,837, while the listed payments total Rs 1,19,834.17.
- Arrests
- Prince Kumar, Vishal Tomar, Vishal Raghav and Sanjay Verma were arrested.
- Alleged payment method
- Three UPI transactions were routed through a third-party payment application; one report identifies it as CheQ.
- Recovered evidence
- Police recovered eight mobile phones.
- Linked complaints
- Technical analysis of one device reportedly connected it to 32 other complaints.
- Account activity
- An account linked to Prince Kumar recorded suspicious transactions exceeding Rs 12 lakh within five to seven days.
- Other alleged associates
- Police are searching for Bobby and Avtar.