Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Mandsaur Police Arrest Six in ₹11 Crore Cyber Fraud
Mandsaur police say they uncovered a cyber fraud gang operating across several states.
Six people were arrested, including the alleged leader.
Police link the group to more than 150 scams worth over ₹11 crore.
The suspects reportedly used many bank accounts and SIM cards to move stolen money.
They contacted people through matrimonial websites.
In one case, a man pretending to be an NRI promised to marry a woman.
He then said a gift for her was stuck with customs and asked for money.
She paid ₹7.5 lakh before discovering the fraud.
Police said they used phone, internet and banking evidence to track the suspects.
Mandsaur police arrested six alleged cyber fraudsters from Rajasthan and Bihar, including the suspected kingpin.
Police linked the network to more than 150 incidents involving over ₹11 crore.
The gang allegedly used more than 150 mule bank accounts and SIM cards.
Suspects targeted victims on matrimonial websites, including a woman who lost ₹7.5 lakh.
Police seized phones, SIM cards and ATM cards, while freezing over ₹8 lakh in accounts.
- Who
- Mandsaur police and six alleged cyber fraudsters, including the suspected kingpin.
- What
- Police busted an interstate cyber fraud network linked to more than 150 incidents and over ₹11 crore in losses.
- When
- The investigation involved nearly two months of technical, digital and banking analysis; the articles do not provide arrest dates.
- Where
- Raids were conducted in Jaipur, Rajasthan, and Arwal district, Bihar, after the case began in Shamgarh, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The gang allegedly used matrimonial websites, fake identities, mule accounts and multiple SIM cards to obtain and move victims’ money.
- Arrests
- Six alleged cyber fraudsters were arrested.
- Estimated fraud
- More than ₹11 crore across over 150 incidents.
- Mule accounts and SIMs
- More than 150 were allegedly used by the gang.
- Reported victim loss
- A woman from Shamgarh transferred ₹7.5 lakh.
- Items seized
- Twenty-two Android phones, 30 SIM cards and five ATM cards.
- Funds frozen
- More than ₹8 lakh in various bank accounts.
- Investigation period
- Police conducted nearly two months of technical and financial analysis.