Gurugram Cyber Police have arrested Khushbu, a 24-year-old woman from Surat, at Delhi’s IGI Airport for her alleged involvement in an international cyber scam defrauding an elderly Gurugram woman of Rs2.9 crore. Khushbu is accused of working at Mango Park, a Cambodia-based call centre run by a Chinese syndicate, which used deceptive digital arrest tactics.
According to ACP Priyanshu Dewan, Khushbu and her accomplices impersonated officials from agencies like the CBI, police, and Customs through video calls. They intimidated victims by staging fake investigations and threatening arrest, coercing victims into transferring large sums of money.
In one prominent case, an elderly Gurugram resident was duped of Rs2.9 crore after being falsely accused of hawala-related offenses. The victim was pressured into transferring money to accounts linked to Khushbu and her network.
Khushbu arrived in India from Phnom Penh via Dubai on June 30, and police had been tracking her since December 2024 through a Look Out Circular (LOC). She was intercepted at IGI Airport, and two mobile phones used in the scam were seized.
During interrogation, Khushbu claimed she earned around $700 monthly working under the Chinese-run call centre alongside about 15 others who have also been arrested. Authorities revealed that Rs39 lakh of the stolen money was routed through multiple bank accounts, some rented or sold by local accomplices in India.
To date, 16 individuals linked to the syndicate have been arrested in Gurugram, with ongoing efforts to apprehend others across India, Cambodia, and Dubai.
