A coordinated cyber investigation has led to a major breakthrough in a work-from-home fraud case, with police arresting an accused for allegedly cheating victims of ₹7.91 lakh through a task-based online scheme promising “double returns”.
The arrest was made by Dantewada Police after a detailed financial trail analysis involving more than 100 bank accounts and an extensive cyber forensic examination. The accused was apprehended in Jamnagar, Gujarat, following technical tracking and transaction mapping.
The arrested individual has been identified as Bhagad Akram, a resident of Jamnagar. He was produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody. The case was registered at Bacheli police station under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act.
Investigators said the complainant from Bacheli and his associates were contacted between March and June 2025 through social media and messaging platforms. The accused allegedly posed as a company representative offering task-based work-from-home opportunities, claiming that completing small online tasks would generate double the invested amount.
To build trust, the accused initially returned small payments after assigning minor tasks. Once confidence was established, victims were encouraged to invest larger amounts in multiple instalments. These funds were transferred to several bank accounts provided by the accused. After receiving substantial sums, the accused allegedly blocked all communication and vanished.
A joint team of the cyber cell and local police examined transactions across more than 100 bank accounts. By tracing layered fund transfers, analysing mobile number locations, and using cyber forensic tools, the police tracked the accused to Jamnagar and carried out the arrest.
Police stated that multiple bank accounts were used to route funds through several layers, making it difficult to follow the money trail. Initial findings indicate possible links to a larger organised cyber fraud network, with money passing through multiple intermediary accounts.
Digital devices seized from the accused have been sent for forensic analysis to identify additional victims, associates, and financial beneficiaries. Investigators are also checking whether similar scams were carried out in other states using the same method.
Cyber experts noted a sharp rise in task-based and part-time job scams on social media and messaging platforms. Authorities have urged people to be cautious of online job offers promising unusually high or quick returns and to report cyber fraud immediately by calling 1930 or filing a complaint on the cybercrime portal. The investigation is ongoing, and further arrests are expected.
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