Delhi Police have arrested two men, Manish (21) and Nishant (20), in connection with the theft of a mobile phone and unauthorized UPI transactions totaling Rs1.4 lakh. The arrests were made after the theft was reported by a Mundka resident on November 23 of last year.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer), Sachin Sharma, stated that the victim’s mobile phone was stolen, followed by a series of unauthorized UPI transactions from his account. The case was promptly registered with the Cyber Police Station, and an investigation was initiated.
On January 20, police identified the beneficiaries of the bank accounts linked to the fraudulent transactions. This led to the arrest of Manish and Nishant.
During interrogation, the two suspects revealed they were operating under the direction of another individual, who had orchestrated the scheme. The stolen mobile phones were handed over to this mastermind, who subsequently initiated the unauthorized UPI transactions. Manish and Nishant withdrew a portion of the stolen funds.
The investigation is ongoing, and police are working to identify and arrest the mastermind behind the operation.
