New Delhi, June 17 (IANS). Sarita Vihar Police of South-East Delhi has achieved a significant breakthrough under Cyber-Hawk 5.0. Police on Wednesday busted an organized cyber crime gang involved in siphoning off funds through commission-based fraud and arrested five accused. Under this action, withdrawal of approximately Rs 9 lakh obtained through cyber fraud was successfully stopped.
The operation was launched following a tip off from the Branch Manager of IDFC First Bank, Jasola and was conducted under the framework of Cyber-Hawk 5.0. Subsequently, FIR number 297/2026 was registered under sections 318(4), 338, 340(2) and 3(5) of the Indian Code of Justice (BNS) at Sarita Vihar Police Station.
During investigation, the police established a direct link to a larger CEO/WhatsApp fraud case reported in Mumbai, in which Rs 10.40 crore was allegedly siphoned off from a private company through 63 transactions made between June 3 and June 15. In this case of Mumbai, FIR has been registered at South Cyber Police Station, Crime Branch, Mumbai.
According to investigators, the financial transactions currently under investigation could exceed Rs 10 crore, indicating the possibility of a large organized cyber crime network operating across multiple states.
The five accused arrested in this case have been identified as Vikas (22), Vansh (21), Faiyaz Alam (22), Amit (28) and Balveer Kumar (23), all of whom are residents of Delhi. Police said that some other members of the gang are still absconding and efforts are on to trace and arrest them.
Led by Inspector Yudhveer Singh, Sub-Inspector Vaibhav Singh, Satish Bhati, Head Constable Nitesh and Constables Om Prakash and Manish, the operation was conducted under the supervision of ACP Anil Sharma and overall guidance of Additional DCP-Second Jasbir Singh of South-Eastern District.
Further investigation is underway to identify other beneficiaries, trace the source of funds and gain complete insight into the operations of the gang.
Cyber crime often includes email and Internet fraud, identity theft, cyber theft of financial or card payment data, theft and sale of corporate information, cyber extortion, and ransomware attacks.
Although many cybercriminals work for financial gain, cybercrimes may also be motivated by political, ideological, or personal reasons. Organized cyber crime groups often use sophisticated technologies and operate across multiple jurisdictions, posing significant challenges to law enforcement agencies.
–IANS
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