Archive · 13 Aug 2026
Fake RTO E-Challan Case: Gujarat Police Arrest Jamtara Gang Aide
A police unit in the Indian city of Surat caught a man who helped a gang of online tricksters.
The gang sent people a fake app that looked like a real traffic fine notice.
When a boy installed the app on his phone, the tricksters could secretly see his messages and bank details.
They used that to take money out of his family's bank account.
The man who was caught is accused of collecting the stolen money and turning it into cash.
He kept a little bit of the money for himself and gave the rest to the gang.
The police found the stolen money in his bank account.
The police say you should never install apps sent by people you don't know.
The Surat City Cyber Crime Cell arrested 26-year-old Sitaram Mandal, an alleged associate of a Jamtara cyber fraud gang, from Sabarmati Jail in Ahmedabad.
The arrest stems from a complaint in which a Surat resident's son lost Rs 5,02,562 after downloading a fake RTO E-Challan APK file sent via WhatsApp.
Police allege Mandal received cash deposited through CDMs into his Axis Bank account, deducting a 5-10 per cent commission before passing it to absconding gang members in Jharkhand.
Investigators found Rs 2.72 lakh linked to cyber fraud deposited into Mandal's Axis Bank account between November 21 and December 18, 2025.
Police say the gang used malicious APK files mimicking legitimate apps to gain access to victims' SMS messages, contacts, call logs and banking details.
- Who
- Sitaram Mandal, a 26-year-old welding shop worker from Bisanpur village in Giridih, Jharkhand, accused of being an associate of a Jamtara-based cyber fraud gang; arrested by the Surat City Cyber Crime Cell in Gujarat.
- What
- Arrest of an alleged gang associate accused of handling and converting proceeds of a fake RTO E-Challan APK fraud into cash for other network members.
- When
- The fraud began on November 20, 2025; the complaint was filed with the Surat Cyber Crime Cell on December 14, 2025, and Mandal was later produced before a court, which granted a two-day custody remand.
- Where
- Surat and Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India; the gang is based in Jamtara, Jharkhand.
- Why
- To disrupt a cyber fraud network that used malicious APK files to steal money from victims' bank accounts.
- Lost Amount
- Rs 5,02,562
- Accused
- Sitaram Mandal, 26, from Bisanpur village, Giridih, Jharkhand
- Arrest Location
- Sabarmati Jail, Ahmedabad
- Fraud Method
- Fake RTO E-Challan APK file sent via WhatsApp
- Fraud Start Date
- November 20, 2025
- Complaint Date
- December 14, 2025
- Deposits Linked to Fraud
- Rs 2.72 lakh between November 21 and December 18, 2025
- Total Account Credits
- Rs 15,87,400 between September 19, 2025 and January 8, 2026