Kolkata Digital Arrest: Former VC Duped of ₹35 Lakh in Salt Lake
Background and Timeline: A 77-year-old former Vice Chancellor of a state university and two private institutions was targeted in a harrowing “digital arrest” ordeal in early January 2026. Ashoke Ranjan Thakur, a resident of Salt Lake, was kept under virtual house arrest for almost two weeks by fraudsters. The investigation was formally initiated on Tuesday, January […]
TGCSB Inter-State Bust: 6 Arrested in Kerala and Bengaluru for ₹16 Crore Cyber Fraud
Background and Timeline: The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) concluded a massive coordinated inter-state operation on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. The crackdown was the result of long-term technical surveillance into multiple high-value fraud cases reported in Hyderabad involving “digital arrests” and trading scams. Simultaneous raids were executed across several locations in Kerala and Bengaluru to dismantle […]
Hyderabad Investment Fraud: Nallakunta Resident Duped of ₹45 Lakh in Fake IPO Scam
Background and Timeline: The cyber crime wing of the Hyderabad police initiated a high-priority probe on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, following a distressing complaint from a 52-year-old resident of Nallakunta. The victim reported that he was systematically targeted through deceptive social media advertisements that promised expert financial growth throughout late 2025. The investigation was officially registered […]
Kanpur Cyber Police Raid: Local Digital Arrest Cell Busted in Bhaumeshwar
Background and Timeline: The Kanpur Cyber Crime Team, West Zone, and Sachendi Police Station executed a joint operation on Monday, January 26, 2026, to dismantle a localized fraud cell . The investigation revealed that cybercriminals were operating from multiple residential houses in the Bhaumeshwar area. The strike was initiated after technical information was aggregated from the Cyber […]
Delhi Police Bust ₹300 Crore Interstate Trading Syndicate in Kolkata & Lucknow
Background and Timeline: The Delhi Police Crime Branch dismantled two massive interstate cyber fraud syndicates in separate operations reported on Sunday, January 25, 2026 . The first syndicate had been active for nearly five years, operating with high levels of technical expertise to evade detection . This crackdown followed an exhaustive analysis of 2,567 complaints registered […]
₹2.98 Crore Digital Arrest Scam: Panchkula Police Bust Fake Courtroom Syndicate
Background and Timeline: The Panchkula Police Cyber Crime team reported a major breakthrough on Monday, January 26, 2026, with the arrest of two additional suspects in a high-value fraud case . The victim, an elderly woman from Chandigarh, was duped of ₹2.98 crore after an elaborate 24-hour psychological siege . These arrests on January 24 bring […]
Supreme Court Notice to RBI & Banks in ₹23 Crore Naresh Malhotra Digital Arrest Case
Background and Timeline: In a major legal development on Sunday, January 25, 2026, the Supreme Court of India took up a petition regarding one of the largest individual digital frauds in the nation’s history. The case involves 82-year-old Naresh Malhotra, a retired banker from South Delhi, who was defrauded of a staggering ₹22.92 crore. The ordeal took place […]
Mumbai Cyber Fraud: Bhel-Puri Seller & Contractor Arrested in ₹1.1 Crore Share Market Scam
Background and Timeline: The Mumbai Crime Branch apprehended two suspects from Kolhapur, Maharashtra, on Sunday, January 25, 2026, in connection with a large-scale investment fraud . The investigation followed a complaint filed by a 70-year-old retired company director who realized he had been cheated after attempting to withdraw his purported profits in late 2025 . The […]
National Shooter Himanshu Chauhan Arrested in ₹40 Lakh Mule Account Cyber Fraud
Background and Timeline: The Delhi Police Crime Branch executed a multi-state operation culminating in the arrest of Himanshu Chauhan, a 23-year-old resident of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, on Saturday, January 24, 2026 . The investigation was rooted in an e-FIR registered in June 2025 at the Cyber Cell station in Northwest Delhi after a local resident was […]
Navi Mumbai Senior Citizen Duped of ₹4.38 Crore in Digital Arrest Scam; Account Misused for Laundering
Background and Timeline: An 80-year-old retired director of an engineering and technical institute in Jaipur was targeted in a sophisticated “digital arrest” scam on November 18. This incident represents the first major digital arrest fraud case registered in Navi Mumbai in 2026. The victim, a resident of Kharghar, was kept under psychological duress for several weeks […]