Delhi Police have busted an interstate cyber fraud syndicate, for siphoning off a Delhi resident of ₹4.82 lakh through unauthorised banking transactions, and arrested three of its key operatives from Delhi and Yamunanagar in Haryana, an official said on Saturday.
Police said they froze around ₹4 lakh out of the ₹4.82 lakh allegedly stolen from a victim’s bank account during the fraud. The accused have been identified as Sonu (21), and Yash Kumar (27), both residents of Uttam Nagar in Delhi; and Baljinder Singh alias Mangga (48), a resident of Yamunanagar in Haryana.
According to police, the case came to light after a 50-year-old resident of Prem Nagar in Karol Bagh lodged a complaint with the cyber police station of the central district after receiving SMS alerts indicating that substantial amounts of money were being debited from his bank account without authorisation.
The victim’s son immediately got the account blocked, but by then the fraudsters had allegedly siphoned off ₹4,82,476 through a series of rapid electronic transactions, police said.
During the probe, investigators traced the money trail and identified a beneficiary bank account registered in the name of Sonu in Uttam Nagar. Based on technical surveillance and financial analysis, police conducted a raid and arrested Sonu and Yash Kumar on May 27.
Their interrogation led police to Baljinder Singh, who was allegedly operating as an interstate handler of the fraud network. A police team subsequently raided locations in Haryana and arrested him from Yamunanagar on June 3, officials said.
The investigation revealed that the syndicate operated through a network of “mule accounts” used to receive and route stolen funds. According to police, account holders were persuaded to open bank accounts and hand over their credentials in exchange for money.
These accounts were then managed by local facilitators, who passed the banking kits and account details to interstate handlers. The handlers allegedly maintained a stock of debit cards and SIM cards linked to multiple accounts and used them to withdraw and layer the proceeds of cybercrime through various ATMs and digital channels.
Police said the timely financial tracking enabled them to freeze and secure approximately ₹4 lakh before it could be withdrawn or transferred further.
During the operation, police recovered 28 debit cards linked to suspected mule accounts, 12 SIM cards allegedly used for internet banking and UPI operations, and four mobile phones containing transaction records and communication details.
