Archive · 26 Jan 2026
Award-Winning Shooter Arrested in Cyber Fraud Case
A famous shooter named Himanshu Chauhan was arrested by the Delhi Police.
He is accused of helping a group that cheated people online.
The group tricked a man in Delhi into sending them over ₹40 lakh through fake games and fake investment offers.
Himanshu helped by getting bank accounts to move the stolen money.
The police found that many people across India were cheated by this group.
They are still looking for more people involved and trying to find all the money that was stolen.
Himanshu Chauhan, a medal-winning shooter, was arrested for his role in a cyber fraud syndicate.
The syndicate cheated a Delhi resident out of ₹40.27 lakh through fake online gaming and investment schemes.
Chauhan allegedly arranged mule bank accounts to route and layer the fraudulent money.
Investigators found at least 40 linked complaints and two additional FIRs in Bengaluru and Mumbai.
Chauhan convinced people to hand over their bank accounts for commissions up to ₹1 lakh per account.
- Who
- Himanshu Chauhan, a nationally recognized shooter
- What
- Arrested for his role in a cyber fraud network
- When
- After an e-FIR was lodged in June 2025
- Where
- Delhi, with operations across multiple states
- Why
- For allegedly arranging mule bank accounts to route fraudulent money
- Accused
- Himanshu Chauhan
- Residence
- Agra, Uttar Pradesh
- Amount Defrauded
- ₹40.27 lakh
- Mule Account Deposit
- ₹8 lakh in one day
- Linked Complaints
- At least 40
- Additional FIRs
- Two (Bengaluru and Mumbai)
- Commission per Account
- Up to ₹1 lakh
