Delhi Police have cracked down on a Telegram-based “paid task” scam allegedly operated by an Indian medical student studying in Russia. The investigation led to the arrest of five individuals involved in wiring money to the accused through two chains of bank accounts.
The arrested persons include Kartik Saini (20), Varun Kumar (21), Sharim Khan (20), Humaid Khan (20), and Suhail Saifi (20), who were apprehended after coordinated raids in Meerut and Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. Police revealed that all five were reportedly on the payroll of Sameer Malik, the India-born MBBS student currently based in Russia.
The case surfaced when a woman from Shastri Nagar filed a complaint on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP), reporting a loss of Rs 11 lakh after performing “paid tasks” on a Telegram channel.
The Delhi Police continue their probe into the scam and the money trail linking the accused.
