16 Arrested in Rs 44.4 Crore Cyber Fraud Case by Gurugram Police

A cybercrime team of the Gurugram Police has arrested 16 individuals linked to cyber frauds totaling approximately Rs 44.4 crore across India, officials said on Monday.

The arrested suspects have been identified as Vipin, Manvinder, Sachin alias Ashu, Prashant, Krishna, Praveen, Narender, Anshu Mishra, Avinash, Jitu, Pradeep Kumar Arora alias Peter alias Banti, Arun, Aditya Kumar alias Anish, Manoj Bhardwaj, Ajay Kumar Sharma, and Samar Singh Gurjar.

According to police, the arrests were made between December 2024 and April 30, 2025, from various parts of the country.

A senior official said that analysis of 12 mobile phones and one SIM card recovered from the accused, in coordination with the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), revealed their involvement in fraudulent activities amounting to Rs 44.4 crore. A total of 10,697 complaints were registered against them nationwide.

Police stated that 379 cyber fraud cases were filed against 16 unidentified suspects across India. Of these, around 25 cases were reported in Haryana, including five cases registered in Gurugram’s cybercrime police stations.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (Cyber Crime) Vikas Kaushik said that information gathered from mobile phones, SIM cards, laptops, and other electronic devices recovered during investigations is routinely shared with I4C to trace fraud activities.

He confirmed that the accused used various methods to defraud victims, including fake websites, sextortion, digital arrests, investment scams, impersonation of officials, and the creation of fake profiles.

“Further investigation is ongoing based on the data retrieved from the seized devices,” ACP Kaushik added.