Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Gujarat Couple Digitally Arrested for Five Days in Fraud
Police say a man and his wife in Gujarat were tricked by people pretending to be government and police officials.
The callers claimed that a phone SIM and a bank account had been opened in the man’s name.
They also falsely linked him to a money-laundering case involving Naresh Goyal.
The callers showed fake identity cards and official-looking letters.
They threatened to arrest the couple unless they cooperated.
The couple was kept on video and phone calls for five days, which police described as a digital arrest.
The fraudsters then told them to transfer their money for account verification.
The couple sent Rs 13 lakh to different bank accounts.
Police arrested Afaq Alam Ansari in Delhi, alleging that he supplied one account to the network.
A Surat couple was allegedly kept under digital arrest for five days and defrauded of Rs 13 lakh.
Fraudsters allegedly claimed a SIM card and Canara Bank account had been opened using the complainant’s details.
The couple was shown fake documents linked to Mumbai Police, Maharashtra Police, the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Reserve Bank of India and the Supreme Court of India.
Police arrested Afaq Alam Ansari, 35, in Delhi for allegedly providing a bank account to the fraud network.
Investigators said Ansari’s account recorded transactions worth Rs 1,05,37,721 and was linked to three complaints involving alleged fraud of Rs 2,43,03,521.
- Who
- A Surat man and his wife were allegedly defrauded; police arrested Afaq Alam Ansari, 35, in connection with the case.
- What
- The couple was allegedly digitally arrested for five days and made to transfer Rs 13 lakh during a cyber-fraud operation.
- When
- The digital arrest lasted five days; police said Ansari’s account recorded transactions between December 6, 2025, and January 21, 2026.
- Where
- The victims were in Surat, Gujarat; Ansari was traced to and arrested in Delhi, and police said he resided in Malad West, Mumbai.
- Why
- The accused allegedly claimed the couple’s bank details were involved in a money-laundering and fraud investigation and demanded money for purported verification.
- Victim loss
- Rs 13 lakh transferred to different bank accounts
- Digital arrest duration
- Five days
- Arrested accused
- Afaq Alam Ansari, 35
- Arrest location
- Delhi
- Account transactions
- Rs 1,05,37,721 between December 6, 2025, and January 21, 2026
- Linked complaints
- Three complaints from different states involving alleged fraud of Rs 2,43,03,521
- Alleged commission
- Rs 3 lakh for handing over a bank account