Cyber criminals have swindled Rs 23.56 lakh from a 75-year-old man under the guise of a Digital arrest in Rajasthan, but the police have apprehended the mastermind in New Delhi.
“The suspect is Suresh Kumar Jat, also known as Surendra, from Jhunjhunu, currently residing in New Delhi. There are similar fraud cases filed against him in the Cyber Crime Police Stations of Chandigarh and Sonipat. He is presently in police custody, and further questioning is ongoing, which is expected to uncover additional members of this extensive cyber fraud network,” stated Shantanu Kumar, SP Cyber Crime Jaipur.
Man filed a complaint at the Jaipur Cyber Crime Police Station on May 27, explaining that on May 23, he received calls from two different mobile numbers. The caller introduced himself as ‘Sanjay Kumar’ from the Colaba Police Station in Mumbai.
The scammer threatened the victim, claiming that a mobile number registered in his name was involved in money laundering and sending inappropriate messages. He was informed that Rs 2.80 crore had been laundered through his account and that a non-bailable warrant had been issued against him.
SP Kumar mentioned that to lend credibility to their scheme, the fraudsters had the victim speak with a fake CBI Chief Investigating Officer, Rohit Kumar Gupta. This impersonator reiterated the same threats and displayed a video call featuring a court scene, where a judge was seen at a desk issuing orders that if the victim, referred to as Santosh Kumar Bhargava, did not deposit the required amount, he would be arrested immediately and all his accounts would be frozen.
Falling into this meticulously crafted trap, the victim transferred Rs 23.56 lakh via RTGS to an ICICI Bank account under the name Krishna Surgical on May 26, 2025.
Upon receiving the complaint, the Cyber Crime Police team employed advanced technical methods to analyze the ICICI Bank account. Their investigation revealed that on May 26, approximately Rs 3 crores were deposited into this account from various individuals, including the victim, and the same amount was subsequently transferred to other accounts through net banking. By identifying the account holder, the police apprehended the suspect, Suresh Kumar Jat alias Surendra, at his residence in Delhi on Friday, May 30.
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