The Cyber Cell of the Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested two individuals involved in separate high-value online investment frauds, causing losses of over Rs50 lakh to unsuspecting victims.
Under the supervision of ACP Anil Kumar, a team led by Inspector Ashok Kumar tracked the accused to Noida, Uttar Pradesh, and Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, following a detailed investigation involving technical surveillance, financial tracing, and human intelligence.
The first accused, Sunil Kumar Reddy (44), an MBA-qualified Business Development Executive from Anantapur, allegedly posed as a legitimate investment adviser. A complainant was defrauded of Rs23.8 lakh via 15 RTGS and NEFT transactions to multiple bank accounts, which were later frozen. Investigators have returned Rs5 lakh to the victim. Reddy was arrested after interstate coordination.
The second accused, Ayush Semwal (21), a B.Com student and call-center employee from Gautambudh Nagar, facilitated a scam that cheated a TATA Croma employee in Lucknow of Rs26.49 lakh. Semwal allegedly operated 18 mule bank accounts to obscure the money trail and admitted to selling several accounts on commission. He was arrested at his workplace in Noida Sector-58 by a team led by SI Gulshan Kumar.
DCP Aditya Gautam praised the coordinated efforts of the Cyber Cell, which successfully unmasked a sophisticated interstate cyber fraud network. Investigations are ongoing.
