In a major development in the Rs 2.5 crore cyber fraud case involving a fake “digital arrest” operation, the Cyber Crime Police Station of Chandigarh has arrested three more individuals, raising the total number of arrests to 11.
The newly arrested suspects — Anurag alias Vikrant (23), Abhijeet (24), and Prashant Kumar (20) — are all residents of Uttar Pradesh and allegedly played key roles in executing the fraud.
Investigators recovered three mobile phones with active SIM cards and a set of forged Know Your Customer (KYC) documents from the trio.
The case was originally registered on June 1, 2025, following a complaint by Sumit Kaur, a resident of Sector 10-A, Chandigarh. She had fallen victim to a sophisticated cybercrime operation on May 3, 2025.
Kaur received a call from someone impersonating a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) official, accusing her of SIM misuse tied to a money laundering case involving Jet Airways’ CEO. What followed was a barrage of fake WhatsApp video calls from people pretending to be top officials, including a fake DIG of the CBI and Supreme Court judges.
Using psychological manipulation, the scammers forced Kaur to take an oath of secrecy. Believing her life was at stake, she ended up transferring Rs 2.5 crore — her entire savings — into various bank accounts supposedly for “verification.”
The trail led police to Prashant Kumar in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. He confessed to opening a bank account using another person’s KYC documents and receiving Rs 54,000 for his involvement. His arrest paved the way for capturing Abhijeet and Anurag, who admitted to running fraudulent accounts for a 15% commission.
