: Sunday, February 08, 2026 1:32 PM
New Delhi. The cyber cell of the crime branch has got a major success amid the increasing cases of online fraud in Delhi. Police have arrested the two main accused involved in the digital arrest scam, Anish Singh and Mani Singh. This gang used to cheat people of crores of rupees in the name of fear, mental pressure and fake legal action. Investigation has revealed that suspicious amount of around Rs 100 crore has been transacted in the bank accounts linked to the accused and 190 complaints/FIRs have been registered against them on the NCRP portal. This case is a serious example of mental captivity and psychological torture through online medium. The victim was called by a cyber thug posing as Raghav Mittal, a senior IPS officer of Mumbai Cyber Crime, and threatened to implicate her in an alleged criminal case related to Aadhaar. After this the call was transferred to a woman officer, who created an atmosphere of fear by issuing fake FIR, fake arrest warrant and warning of immediate arrest through WhatsApp video and audio call. The victim’s husband and son were also threatened to be implicated in the case. Between October 15, 2025 and December 12, 2025, the victim was kept in a continuous state of digital arrest. He was instructed not to talk to anyone, report to the accused daily and maintain complete confidentiality. In an atmosphere of constant fear, social stigma and fear of arrest, Rs 40 lakh was transferred from the victim in different installments. After every payment he was forced to delete chats, call logs and evidence of transactions. The thugs also kept saying that police were deployed outside his house and if he told anyone, he would be immediately arrested. Ultimately the victim gathered courage and lodged a complaint, after which e-FIR number 60001703/2025 was registered in the Crime Branch.
The investigation of the case was handed over to Inspector Sandeep Singh, Cyber Cell, who was assisted by technical expert Head Constable Akshay Kumar. Despite the digital evidence being destroyed by the accused, the team reconstructed the entire incident through technical analysis. During the investigation, a network of many suspicious bank accounts and UPI IDs came to light, through which money was being transferred from different states. Investigation revealed the bank account of a company named M/s Vrindakart Skyline Shoppers Private Limited, which is registered in New Mahavir Nagar, West Delhi.
Anish Singh and Mani Singh were found to be joint directors of this company. Transaction analysis revealed an organized pattern of fund routing from Layer-1 to Layer-4. According to NCRP data, 190 cases related to cyber fraud of more than Rs 100 crore are registered against this account. During interrogation, the accused revealed that eight bank accounts in different banks in the name of the company were opened only to transfer the fraudulent amount.
Technical investigation also revealed that both the accused were using fake SIM cards and forged documents to hide their identities. According to police records, both of them were earlier arrested by Faridabad Police in a similar case.
This operation was carried out under the leadership of Inspector Sandeep Singh and under the overall direction of ACP Anil Sharma. The team included Inspector Vinay Kumar, SI Rakesh Malik, ASI Sandeep Tyagi, ASI Sanjay, HC Sachin, HC Kapil, HC Akshay, HC Vikas, HC Bhupendra, HC Mohit Tomar and constable Ashish. Police say that further investigation in the case is going on and other people associated with this network are being identified.
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