The Faridabad cyber police have arrested two men for allegedly cheating a local resident of Rs3.22 lakh by luring him with fake profit-based tasks on Telegram. The accused were produced before a city court and subsequently sent to judicial custody.
According to police officials, the victim, a resident of NIT-5 in Faridabad, received a WhatsApp message on November 15, 2025, containing a link to join a Telegram group. Once added, the fraudsters assigned him small online tasks and promised high returns. Gradually, they convinced him to transfer money to multiple bank accounts, eventually defrauding him of Rs3.22 lakh.
When the victim demanded his money back, the accused refused to return the amount. Following his complaint, a case was registered at the Cyber Police Station, NIT.
After investigation, the cyber police arrested Om Prakash, a resident of Binsar village, and Devendra, a resident of Ram Dev Nagar in Bikaner, Rajasthan.
Police spokesperson Yashpal said that during interrogation it was revealed that Om Prakash had opened a bank account in his sister’s name and shared its details with Devendra. Around Rs45,000 of the defrauded money was routed through this account. Both accused were presented in court and remanded to judicial custody.
