Archive · 1 Sep 2025
Cyber Fraudster, Who Fled From Train, Caught in Bihar Farm
Imagine a talented dancer who turned to cybercrime.
This young woman, named Saniya, tricked a company out of a lot of money using a special type of online trickery called whale phishing.
She pretended to be the boss to steal money.
When the police caught her, she escaped from a train!
Months later, after a lot of searching, the police found her hiding on a farm in Bihar.
They disguised themselves to catch her.
Now, she is back in police custody, and the case is ongoing.
Saniya Mustakim Siddique (Gudiya), a 22-year-old, was arrested for a whale phishing scam.
Gudiya allegedly helped steal Rs 4 crore from a Pune realty firm.
She escaped from a train while being transported to Pune after her first arrest.
Police tracked her down to a farm in Bihar months later.
Gudiya was initially tasked with managing mule accounts.
- Who
- Saniya Mustakim Siddique, a 22-year-old cyber fraudster.
- What
- Was arrested for running a whale phishing scam targeting a Pune realty firm.
- When
- First arrested in February 2024, escaped from a train in February last year, and recaptured in December.
- Where
- Captured in Lohar Patti village, Gopalganj, Bihar.
- Why
- She was involved in a multi-crore cyber fraud and was a handler for a mule account.
- Suspect's Name
- Saniya Mustakim Siddique (Gudiya)
- Age
- 22
- Charges
- Whale phishing scam
- Amount Cheated
- Rs 4 crore
- Escape Location
- Duronto Express in Kota, Rajasthan
- Capture Location
- Lohar Patti village, Gopalganj, Bihar
- First Arrest Location
- Faridabad, February 2024