In a major breakthrough, the Hanumangarh Police have arrested Dr. Anand Soni, a 39-year-old dentist from Dholpur, and his associate Sudhir Yadav (34) in connection with a massive cyber fraud involving over Rs10 crore. The duo is part of a gang implicated in 51 cyber fraud cases across multiple states, involving unsuspecting victims lured into fake financial schemes.
The arrest came after Sunil Kumar, a victim from Hanumangarh, filed a complaint on April 23, 2024. Kumar had received a message on Telegram from an unknown number featuring a photo of his former college friend. Believing the message to be from his friend, Kumar began conversing with the sender. The fraudsters, posing as his old friend, convinced Kumar that he could earn Rs2-3 lakh regularly through trading and live a luxurious lifestyle.
Over the next month, Kumar was persuaded to transfer substantial sums of money into various bank accounts controlled by the criminals. The scam continued until Kumar realized he had been duped and reported the incident to the authorities, leading to the registration of a case at the Cyber Police Station.
The investigation revealed that Dr. Anand Soni and Sudhir Yadav were part of a well-organized gang responsible for running this fraudulent scheme. The gang had created a fake firm using the Government of India’s Udyam portal and even made a fake official seal in the firm’s name to lend credibility to their scam. Their modus operandi involved luring victims through Telegram and other messaging platforms, convincing them of fake investment opportunities, and siphoning off large sums of money.
The police believe that the suspects had been involved in multiple fraud cases over the past year, using a combination of fake firms, fake documents, and online platforms to defraud individuals across the country.
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Following the victim’s complaint, a team from the Hanumangarh Cyber Police conducted an extensive investigation, tracing the suspects’ activities. Police officials revealed that both Dr. Soni and Yadav were arrested after a thorough investigation, which included tracking their online activities and financial transactions.
Hanumangarh SP Arshad Ali confirmed the arrests, stating that the gang was responsible for a total of 51 cases of cyber fraud, which spanned across multiple states. The accused have been remanded in judicial custody, and further investigations are underway to identify other potential victims and criminal associates involved in the scam.