New Delhi, June 21: The Central District Cyber Police Station has apprehended a cyber fraudster involved in an online rental scam, defrauding a property owner of ₹34,999. Meanwhile, the Shahdara police have arrested two bookmakers.
Vivek Chawla, a resident of Karol Bagh, reported to the police that he attempted to rent out his flat through an online property portal. During this process, he fell victim to a scam amounting to ₹34,999. The fraudster, identified as “Ashish Kumar Pahadi,” expressed interest in renting the property and finalized the deal.
Under the pretext of making a rental payment, the accused requested Chawla’s UPI details and asked him to send ₹1 for verification. Subsequently, the fraudster generated a “request money” transaction of ₹34,999 on PhonePe, misleading Chawla into believing he was receiving a payment. Mistakenly thinking it was an incoming payment, Chawla accepted the request and entered his UPI PIN, resulting in ₹34,999 being deducted from his account and transferred to the fraudster’s account. Upon realizing the fraud, Chawla filed a complaint with the police.
Recognizing the severity of the crime, a dedicated team from the Cyber Central Police Station was formed. The team conducted extensive technical and field investigations across Delhi, Hapur, Greater Noida, and Gurugram. Through banking transactions, digital footprints, and technical surveillance, they discovered that the defrauded amount was deposited into a Canara Bank account registered under the name Himanshu Mandal.
Based on the information gathered, the police team located and arrested the accused in Sector 7, Gurugram, on June 18, 2026. During interrogation, the accused revealed his role in managing and facilitating the bank accounts used to receive the scam proceeds. The investigation is ongoing to identify other accomplices and the individual who impersonated an army officer to execute the fraud.
In a separate operation, the Shahdara Special Staff team dismantled an online cricket betting racket, arresting two individuals. Following credible information about betting during the “Bangladesh vs Australia” match, a raid was conducted under the supervision of ACP Operations Mohinder Singh and led by Inspector Ashish Kumar.
During the raid, two suspects were found facilitating online betting on the ongoing cricket match. One suspect was using a laptop with a betting calculator application to manage transactions, while the other was live-streaming the match via a mobile application and accepting bets through phone calls. The accused were identified as Akshay (48) and Sunil Dutt (32), residents of GTB Enclave.
During questioning, Akshay admitted to maintaining records of the betting activities through his laptop, while Sunil Dutt confirmed using the “Cricket Guru” application for live streaming and betting activities. All electronic devices used in the gambling operation were seized as evidence.
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