Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Delhi Police Bust Cyber Fraud Syndicate, Nine Arrested
Some dishonest people made a big trick to steal money.
They created fake WhatsApp groups that looked like places where people learn about investing.
They pretended to be investment experts and showed fake pictures of big profits to win trust.
One man in New Delhi was convinced to send them Rs 4.82 lakh.
After he paid, they asked for more money for a make-believe IPO.
The police in Delhi caught nine people in different parts of India.
The bad people used bank accounts opened in the names of fake companies to hide the stolen money.
Police believe the scheme also involved people in other countries, like Qatar and Dubai.
The people who were tricked lost more than Rs 15 crore in total.
Police are still investigating to find out more.
Delhi Police arrested nine people from Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Punjab in a pan-India cyber investment fraud and mule account syndicate.
The network has been linked to 34 National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) complaints involving fraudulent transactions worth more than Rs 15.71 crore.
A Palam Colony resident was lured through WhatsApp investment groups and persuaded to invest Rs 4.82 lakh through a fraudulent trading app.
Victims were pressed for extra payments under pretexts including a fake IPO allotment worth approximately Rs 7.81 lakh, taxes, brokerage and processing fees.
Investigators uncovered alleged links to Qatar and Dubai, with suspected key coordinator Sam alias Sameer operating from Dubai; eight mobile phones were recovered.
- Who
- Delhi Police, who arrested nine accused persons from Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Punjab.
- What
- The busting of a pan-India cyber investment fraud and mule bank account syndicate linked to fraudulent transactions worth more than Rs 15.71 crore.
- When
- Announced by officials on Tuesday, August 11.
- Where
- New Delhi, where the complaint originated; arrests made in Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Punjab, with alleged links to Qatar and Dubai.
- Why
- The syndicate lured victims through fake WhatsApp investment groups and fraudulent trading apps, then demanded additional payments under false pretexts.
- Fraud amount linked
- More than Rs 15.71 crore across 34 NCRP complaints
- Arrests
- 9 accused from Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Punjab
- Delhi cases worked out
- 7 cyber fraud cases; approximately Rs 2.70 crore cheated
- Complaint origin
- Palam Colony, New Delhi
- Victim's initial transfer
- Rs 4.82 lakh through multiple banking channels
- Fake IPO allotment demand
- Approximately Rs 7.81 lakh
- FIR
- No. 75/26 under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at PS Cyber South-West District
- Foreign links
- Associates linked to Qatar; Sam alias Sameer allegedly operating from Dubai
