In a significant cybercrime bust, police have arrested three individuals from Jaipur, Rajasthan, for allegedly defrauding three residents of a combined Rs1 crore through separate online scams. The accused—Shubham Kumawat (27), Naved Khan (27), and Vinay Vijay (42)—were produced in court and remanded to judicial custody.
Shubham Kumawat was apprehended for allegedly duping Sandeep Kaur of approximately Rs82 lakh through a fake investment opportunity. Meanwhile, Naved Khan was arrested for allegedly impersonating an official and threatening a woman with arrest, extracting Rs17.5 lakh. Investigators found Rs5.79 lakh transferred to Khan’s Jaipur-based bank account.
Vinay Vijay stands accused of cheating Ravi Kumar of Rs2.33 lakh under the pretense of deactivating his credit card services. All three were arrested in coordinated raids from Jaipur.
Authorities are continuing investigations to trace any other accomplices and victims.
