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In a major breakthrough against cyber criminals, the Cyber Crime Police Station, UT Chandigarh has successfully arrested one key accused in each case (Total 03) involved in a high value Cyber Crime fraud.

Case FIR No. 61 Dated 26.05.2025 U/S 318(4), 319 (2), 336 (3), 338, 340(2), 61(2) BNS 2023, PS- Cyber Crime, ChandigarhThe Cyber Crime Police Station has made significant breakthrough by arresting one cyber criminal involved in a high-value financial fraud case in Investment fraud case. 

FIR No. 30 Dated 03.04.2025 U/S 318(4), 319 (2), 336 (3), 338, 340(2), 61(2) BNS 2023, PS- Cyber Crime, ChandigarhThe Cyber Crime Police Station has made another significant breakthrough by arresting one more cybercriminal involved in a high-value Digital arrest case.

Case FIR No. 96 Dated 08.08.2025 U/S 318(4), 319 (2), 336 (3), 338, 340(2), 61(2) BNS 2023, PS- Cyber Crime, Chandigarh The Cyber Crime Police Station has made another significant breakthrough by arresting one cyber criminal involved in a high-value Credit Card fraud case.
The investigation and arrests were made under the supervision and direction of Ms. GeetanjaliKhandelwal, IPS, SP/Cyber Crime, UT Chandigarh, with the close guidance of Sh. A. Venkatesh, DANIPS, DSP, PS-Cyber, and under the leadership of Ms. Eram Rizvi, SHO, PS-Cyber Crime, Sector 17, Chandigarh.

This decisive action marks an important step in curbing the rising cyber-financial frauds in the region and demonstrates the swift response, effective coordination, and strong commitment of Chandigarh Police in protecting citizens from online scams. The Cyber Crime Police Station reaffirms its zero tolerance towards cyber fraud and urges the public to stay vigilant and report suspicious activities immediately. 

Case FIR No. 61 Dated 26.05.2025 U/S 318(4), 319 (2), 336 (3), 338, 340(2), 61(2) BNS 2023, PS- Cyber Crime, Chandigarh ShubhamKumawat S/o late Sh. Hari Singh Kumawat Age 27 yrs

FIR No. 30 Dated 03.04.2025 U/S 318(4), 319 (2), 336 (3), 338, 340(2), 61(2) BNS 2023, PS- Cyber Crime, Chandigarh Naved Khan S/o Lt Ayaz Khan, Age 27 yrs.

Case FIR No. 96 Dated 08.08.2025 U/S 318(4), 319 (2), 336 (3), 338, 340(2), 61(2) BNS 2023, PS- Cyber Crime, Chandigarh Vinay Vijay S/o late. Sh. Radheshayam Vijay, Age 42 years.

Case Background of FIR no.61/2025:

A case of large-scale cyber fraud has been registered based on a complaint filed by Ms. Sandeep Kaur. The complainant reported that she was contacted via WhatsApp by an unknown number. The sender introduced herself as Avanti Sehna, claiming to be an employee of "1 Diamond Promoter Online Media Company". She offered Ms. Kaur paid online tasks with a promised payment of ₹710 to ₹750 per task.
Following initial contact, the accused sent her two Telegram links "LeenaRohilla115" and "Amalafinance25" – through which Ms. Kaur began receiving and completing online tasks. For the first few days, she received payments totalling approximately ₹76,000. However, upon further task completion, she was informed that her "task account" had been frozen due to an alleged error. She was told she could only recover her earnings by paying ₹24 lakh.

Trusting the process, Ms. Kaur transferred the amount, after which the accused claimed her task performance score was only 80% and demanded an additional ₹76.5 lakh to bring the score to 100%. In this manner, a total 77,56,900/- from her HDFC Bank Account and ₹5,06,000/- from her PNB Bank Account.

Investigation & Arrests in FIR no.61/2025:

During the investigation, bank details of the suspected beneficiary account of Utkarsh Small Finance Bank were obtained. The account was found to be registered in the name of ShubhamKumawat, S/o Late Hari Singh, from Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Upon obtaining necessary permissions, a police team conducted a raid in Jaipur and successfully arrested the accused ShubhamKumawat from the area of Police Station JaisinghpuraKhor, Jaipur. One mobile phone containing SIM was seized and taken into police possession.

During interrogation, the accused disclosed that he had sold his bank account to other accused in exchange for a 10% commission on the fraudulent transactions. He also confirmed that he is aware of other accused whereabouts and is willing to cooperate in his apprehension.

Case Background of FIR no.30/2025:

A case of cyber fraud and impersonation has been registered based on a complaint filed by Mrs. Harbeer Kaur, who was targeted by fraudsters posing as government officials.

As per the complaint, the victim received a phone call from an individual claiming to be Mr. Rahul Sharma, allegedly an officer from TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India). The caller falsely informed her that a mobile number had been issued in her name from Connaught Place, Delhi, and she was accused of illegal advertising and sending harassing messages. He further claimed that a case had been registered with the Crime Branch, under File No. 320, and that a "Cyber Officer" named Rakesh Kumar and a “senior officer” named Shagufta were investigating her.Under psychological pressure and fear, the victim was coerced into transferring large sums of money to “settle” the matter. As a result, she broke her Fixed Deposit and transferred ₹7,50,000 via RTGS from her PNB account to a person. she transferred ₹10,00,000 from her Bandhan Bank account and through her Bank of Maharashtra account.

Investigation and Arrest of 30/2025
During the investigation, it was found that a portion of the defrauded amount ₹5,79,032/- was transferred into a layer-2 bank account (used to hide the transaction trail) maintained at City Union Bank.

Upon obtaining the KYC details from the concerned bank, the account was found to be registered in the name ofNaveed Khan, S/o Ayaz Khan, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
After obtaining necessary OSD permission from senior officers, a raid was conducted in Jaipur, and accused Naveed Khan was arrested from the jurisdiction of Police Station Bhatta Basti, Jaipur (Rajasthan).

One mobile phone with SIM was seized during the arrest and taken into police possession.

Case Background of FIR no.96/2025:

A case of cyber fraud has been registered on the complaint of Ravi Kumar, residing in Chandigarh, who was duped under the pretext of deactivation of his credit card services. The complainant stated that he received a WhatsApp call, where the caller posed as an SBI employee and informed him about a service allegedly activated on his credit card. The caller then deceitfully obtained the OTP from the complainant, following which unauthorized transactions of ₹95,000/-, 1,000/- and ₹97,000/- were made, totaling ₹2,33,000/- from his credit card.

Investigation and Arrest of 96/2025

During the investigation, a request was sent to the concerned bank to obtain transaction details. As per the bank's reply, the defrauded amount was found to have been transferred to a merchant named Vijay Brothers. Upon acquiring KYC details of the merchant, the account was identified to be registered under Vinay Vijay, proprietor of Vijay Brothers, After obtaining necessary OSD permission from senior officers, a police team conducted a raid in Jaipur on 01.10.2025 and successfully arrested the accused Vinay Vijay from the area of PS Vidyadhar Nagar, Jaipur.

During the operation, one mobile phone containing SIM along with one PoS machine (INNOVITI) was recovered and taken into police possession.

Upon interrogation, the accused revealed that he had sold his Utkarsh Small Finance Bank account, cheque book, and ATM card to a person in exchange for an 8% commission per transaction. He admitted that whenever money was credited to his account, he retained his commission and transferred the remaining amount via RTGS to accounts provided by other accused .
He further disclosed that he knows the whereabouts of other accused and is willing to assist police in his apprehension.