New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) A team of Delhi Police’s Cyber Police Station, North-East District, has successfully cracked a cyber fraud case involving Rs 10,52,938 with the arrest of two accused persons from Jharkhand.

The case was registered on the basis of a complaint filed by Rakesh Kumar, a 65-year-old resident of the national capital’s Meet Nagar, who stated that on April 25, he received a WhatsApp call from an unknown person regarding the updation of KYC details linked to his bank accounts. The caller allegedly instructed him to download a file. Soon after downloading it, Rs 10,52,938 was fraudulently withdrawn from his bank accounts through unauthorised transactions.

According to the complaint, an E-FIR No. 00095/26 dated April 26, 2026, under Sections 318(4), 319, 340, and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), was lodged at the Cyber Police Station, North-East District.

During the investigation, a team led by Inspector Rahul Kumar, SHO/Cyber NE, along with SI Talwinder Singh, Head Constables Ankit, Nitin, Amit, and Rohan, and Constable Saurabh, under the supervision of ACP OPS/NED Satyendra Kumar Singh, collected technical and digital evidence from multiple sources.

Based on the leads developed during the investigation, the police team traced and arrested one suspect from Jharkhand. The accused was identified as Amarnath Rabidas, 20, a resident of Dhanbad district. Three mobile phones were recovered from his possession.

During sustained interrogation, Rabidas disclosed the involvement of his associate, following which another accused, Bikash Rabidas, 21, was arrested. Police also recovered an additional mobile phone from him.

During detailed questioning, both accused allegedly confessed to their involvement in the cyber fraud and revealed that the cheating was carried out through malicious APK files. Investigation further revealed that the defrauded amount was routed through multiple bank accounts, while a portion of the money was withdrawn through ATMs by the accused.

Police said that Rs 2,05,000 of the cheated amount has been frozen in another bank account. Additionally, five other NCRP complaints were found linked to the mobile phones recovered from the accused. Further investigation into the matter is underway.

–IANS

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