DELHI POLICE     DATED: 25.06.2025   TWO FRAUDSTERS ARRESTED BY THE TEAM OF CYBER POLICE STATION NORTH, WHO USED TO DUPE THE VICTIMS BY OFFERING PART TIME JOBS  •    THE VICTIM WAS DUPED OF RS. 84,400/- ON THE PRETEXT OF PART TIME JOB THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM “TELEGRAM” AND LURED HIM OF HIGH RETURNS ON THE INVESTMENT. •    TECHNICAL INVESTIGATION LED TO THE WHEREABOUTS OF THE CULPRITS. •    BOTH THE ACCUSED PERSONS WERE NABBED FROM SIKAR, RAJASTHAN. •    TWO MOBILE PHONES AND TWO SIM CARDS USED FOR COMMISSION OF OFFENCE RECOVERED.  BRIEF FACTS:         A complaint from Shri Pankaj Gupta aged 43 years, r/o Sant Nagar Burari, Delhi, regarding cheating of Rs. 84,400/- was received at PS Cyber, North District through NCRP portal alleging therein that he received a message regarding part time job on WhatsApp. When he showed interest, he was added in a telegram group and was asked to rate restaurants to earn money. Later on, he was asked to do prepaid tasks, i.e. first make payment then earn profit. In this process the complainant sent an amount of Rs. 84,400/- (58,600+25,800) on the UPI IDs provided by accused persons, but he did not receive any profit amount. Then, he filed a complaint of cyber fraud on NCRP portal.  Accordingly, a case FIR No. 32/25 dated 11.06.2025 u/s 318(4) BNS was registered at PS Cyber North and the investigation was taken up accordingly.    TEAM & INVESTIGATION: A dedicated police team led by SI Manish Tanwar comprising SI Sandeep Kumar and HC Himanshu was formed, under the close supervision of Inspr. Rohit Gahlot, SHO/Cyber Police Station North and guidance of Shri Ratan Pal, officiating ACP/Operations Cell/North District.   Considering the sensitivity of the matter, above said police team was handed over the task for identifying the accused persons and arresting the culprits. A detailed technical investigation along-with a thorough search of the money trail among bank accounts linked with the UPI IDs, in which the victim had transferred the money, was continuously carried out.  Following which, on 15.06.2025, a raid was conducted in the area of Laxmangarh, Sikar, Rajasthan wherein one Balwant Saini was apprehended in whose bank account, the cheated amount was deposited. Upon detailed questioning, he disclosed that the said bank account was opened by one Randhir Nehra in Fino Bank through his IDs and finger prints. At his instance, the co-accused Randhir Nehra was also apprehended on the same day from Sikar, Rajasthan.  INTERROGATION: During interrogation, the accused Balwant Saini disclosed that he met with co-accused Randhir Nehra near his village who introduced a money making scheme to him that if he provides his bank account to him, he can get Rs. 2,000/-. After that, Randhir Nehra took his IDs and gave him Rs. 2000/-.   During further interrogation, accused Randhir Nehra, disclosed that he opened a bank account in the name of Balwant Saini in a private bank by using finger print machine and in lieu of it, he gave Rs. 2000/- to Balwant Saini. He further shared the account detail with another accomplice Yuvraj in exchange for Rs 2,000/-, who was in contact with other gang members and they all used to cheat the innocent people through social media platforms i.e. WhatsApp, Telegram. Further efforts were made to nab the alleged Yuvraj, but he was found absconding. It also revealed that accused Randhir Nehra is one of the key conspirators who opened bank accounts of people by alluring them of Rs. 2000/- and further shared these bank accounts details to other gang members for transferring the cheated money.  Two mobile phones along-with 02 SIM cards have been seized from the accused persons Balwant and Randhir containing cheated amount transactions details.    Further investigation of the case is in progress.  PROFILE OF ACCUSED PERSONS: 1.    Balwant Saini, r/o Sainipura, Dundlod, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, age 25 years. 2.    Randhir Nehra, r/o Power House Road, Laxmangarh, Sikar Rajasthan, age 32 years.  RECOVERY:  Two Mobile phones & 02 SIM cards, used in the offence.   (RAJA BANTHIA) IPS  Dy. Commissioner of Police  North District, Delhi