Archive · 19 Jan 2026
Delhi Police Bust Major Fraud Syndicate
The Delhi Police have stopped a big group of criminals who were tricking people into fake investment schemes.
They caught eight people involved in this scam across four states in India.
The criminals used fake companies to open bank accounts and moved the stolen money through many accounts to hide it.
The police found phones and SIM cards used in the scam.
In a separate case, a retired government official was tricked into transferring Rs 49 lakh after receiving a fake call from people pretending to be CBI officers.
The police are tracking the money to find out where it went.
The criminals often move money through many accounts and e-wallets to make it hard to trace.
Delhi Police dismantled an international investment fraud syndicate with links to Cambodia, arresting eight fraudsters across four states.
The syndicate lured victims into fake investment schemes and funneled proceeds to handlers in Cambodia using Indian mule bank accounts.
The case was registered on November 7, 2023, following a complaint from a 42-year-old woman who was cheated of Rs 15.58 lakh.
The police recovered 10 smartphones and 13 SIM cards used to operate the bank accounts and communicate with handlers.
In a separate case, a retired government official was tricked into transferring Rs 49 lakh after receiving a fake call from people pretending to be CBI officers.
- Who
- Delhi Police, International Investment Fraud Syndicate
- What
- Busting of an international investment fraud syndicate and a separate case of digital arrest fraud
- When
- Investment fraud case registered on November 7, 2023; digital arrest fraud occurred last week
- Where
- Delhi, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Cambodia
- Why
- To dismantle sophisticated interstate and international criminal networks and prevent further fraud
Law Enforcement
Criminal Syndicate
Investigation and Arrests
Law Enforcement
Delhi Police conducted a thorough investigation leading to the arrest of eight individuals involved in an international investment fraud syndicate.
Criminal Syndicate
The syndicate operated covertly, using fake investment schemes and mule bank accounts to transfer funds to handlers in Cambodia.
Victim Compensation
Law Enforcement
The police are working to identify and assist additional victims who may have been defrauded by the syndicate.
Criminal Syndicate
The syndicate targeted vulnerable individuals, including a 42-year-old woman who lost Rs 15.58 lakh.
- Number of Arrests
- 8
- Amount Defrauded
- Rs 4 crore
- Number of Complaints
- 63
- Duration of Investigation
- 14 days
- Items Recovered
- 10 smartphones, 13 SIM cards
- Key Suspect
- Vanapatla Sunil Kumar
- Victim's Loss
- Rs 49 lakh
- Transfer Location
- Jammikunta, Telangana
Sources
International Investment Fraud Busted In Delhi, Rs 4 Crore Routed To Cambodia
International drug syndicate run by Nigerians busted by Delhi Police; cocaine, MDMA worth Rs 5 Cr seized
8 cyber crooks held for investment fraud racket, police say Rs 4 crore routed via mule accounts
Delhi Police bust interstate cyber fraud syndicate with Cambodia links, arrest 8 members
Agencies flag 'crypto hawala' pipeline funding terror in J-K
Businessman Cheated of Rs 1.59 Crore in Investment Scam
Investigation into Cambodia job scam points to a Pakistan link
Digital arrest: Rs 49 lakh lost to fake CBI call, former Central government employee gets hunted
Cambodia job scam: Investigation reveals Pakistani connection in cyber fraud ring that duped 5000 Indians of ₹4 crores
