A carefully planned crypto fraud that misused the name of the Prime Minister’s Office has been uncovered in the Chakeri police station area after victims reported losing huge sums of money over several years. The case has exposed how forged emails fake documents and false promises of high returns were used to gain trust and extract funds.
Police said medical store operator, Aditya Singh cheated 4 people of nearly ₹2 crore by claiming he could get frozen cryptocurrency funds released. He introduced one associate, Rohit Yadav as a Prime Minister’s Office official to strengthen the story. Victims received emails from addresses like PMO NEW [email protected] and [email protected] which carried forged PMO letters alleged Supreme Court judgments and documents linked to RBI GST firm registration and PAN cards. The accused claimed he had bought Bitcoin nearly 20 years ago which had grown to ₹44 crore and was frozen by RBI despite a favourable Supreme Court case.
The main complainant Umashankar from Girija Nagar told police that Aditya Singh lived in his neighbourhood and ran a medical store in Raja Market Ahirwan Sainik Nagar. The familiarity helped build confidence. Aditya said a new firm had to be formed to release the funds and investors would get 1.5 times returns. Rohit Yadav spoke to victims on phone posing as a senior PMO officer and repeatedly assured them that the money would be released soon. Forged documents were shown to support the claims.
Investigators found that between August 2021 and November 2025, the accused floated a firm named SSRA Group and collected ₹1.25 crore online and ₹75 lakh in cash from Umashankar Yogendra Anil Gupta and Samar Shukla. Umashankar said he sold his plot in Saniganwan and his jewellery to arrange the money. When no returns came the victims approached police. Aditya Singh has been arrested and sent to jail while Rohit Yadav is absconding. Cybercrime researchers warned that authority impersonation scams are rising. Expert Triveni Singh said “Names like the PMO, RBI or the Supreme Court carry unquestioned authority. When these are combined with forged documents and coordinated phone calls, even cautious individuals can be misled. Claims involving frozen crypto funds, court orders or guaranteed returns linked to government offices should always be treated as clear red flags”. Police have urged citizens to verify such claims through official channels.
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