Jaipur: Cyber thugs have duped of Rs 23.56 lakh from a 75-year-old man in the name of Digital arrest in Rajasthan, however the police have arrested the mastermind from New Delhi.
“The accused is Suresh Kumar Jat alias Surendra from Jhunjhunu living in New Delhi. Similar fraud cases are registered against the accused in Cyber Crime Police Stations of Chandigarh and Sonipat. The accused is currently in police custody and further interrogation is underway, which is likely to reveal other members of this big cyber fraud racket," said Shantanu Kumar, SP Cyber Crime Jaipur.
The victim lodged a complaint at the Jaipur Cyber Crime Police Station on May 27 and told that on May 23, he received calls from two different mobile numbers. The caller identified himself as 'Sanjay Kumar' from Colaba Police Station in Mumbai.
The fraudster intimidated the victim that a mobile number purchased in his name has been used for money laundering and sending objectionable messages. He was told that money laundering of Rs 2.80 crore had taken place in his account and a non-bailable warrant had been issued against him.
SP Kumar said that to make the case more credible, the fraudsters made the victim talk to CBI's Chief Investigating Officer Rohit Kumar Gupta. This fake officer repeated the same things and showed the victim a court scene on a video call, in which a judge was seen sitting at the desk and giving orders that in case the victim, whose name was said to be Santosh Kumar Bhargava, does not deposit the amount, he should be arrested immediately and all his accounts should be frozen.
Falling into this well-planned trap, the victim transferred Rs 23.56 lakh through RTGS to an ICICI Bank account named Krishna Surgical on May 26, 2025.
After receiving the complaint, the Cyber Crime Police team analyzed the ICICI Bank account using deep technical methods and investigation revealed that on May 26, about Rs 3 crores were deposited in this account from various persons including the victim and the same amount was transferred to other accounts through net banking. By identifying the account holder, the police arrested the accused, Suresh Kumar Jat alias Surendra from his Delhi residence on Friday, May 30.
