Overview
- Delhi Police’s IFSO arrested five men accused of coercing a 78-year-old into transferring over ₹2.19 crore after placing him under round-the-clock WhatsApp surveillance.
- Bengaluru police said a network that siphoned more than ₹1,000 crore was exposed, with 12 arrests and about ₹240 crore frozen across nearly 4,500 accounts; a suspected mastermind is wanted in Dubai.
- Chandigarh police arrested six in a ₹38 lakh ‘digital arrest’ case and traced money conversion to USDT via a Chennai-based operative who said Chinese handlers directed withdrawals over Telegram.
- Noida cybercrime officers arrested an alleged trafficker who sent Indian jobseekers to Southeast Asia to work in online frauds, and officials said one victim was rescued through a joint operation with central agencies and foreign governments.
- Further actions included Cyberabad police arresting 25 across 13 cases with court-approved refunds of ₹78.77 lakh, a Panchkula arrest in a ₹2.98 crore case involving a staged virtual courtroom, and a Gurugram bust tied to Dubai-based operatives.