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6 arrested for duping retired Air Marshal of Rs 2.68 crore in investment fraud

Gurugram Police arrested six individuals for allegedly helping cyber fraudsters cheat a retired Air Marshal of Rs 2.68 crore through a fake stock market investment scheme. The case began with a cyber fraud complaint filed in January 2025, where the victim was lured with promises of high returns.

State

Multiple States

First reported

July 2026

Agency involved

Gurugram Police

Arrests

6 people

Status

Six arrested; investigation ongoing into international links and multiple state complaints

The full story

Everything you need to know about this case, in one place.

Investigators uncovered a network that supplied bank accounts to receive and transfer the stolen money. The probe traced Rs 6 lakh of the defrauded funds to a joint bank account in Ghaziabad, leading to the arrest of one suspect who allegedly provided his account to an aggregator.

Subsequent raids led to the arrest of five more men. Police seized a large quantity of incriminating items, including ATM cards, mobile phones, cheque books, SIM cards, laptops, and a passport indicating travel to Dubai, suggesting connections to an overseas cyber fraud syndicate operating under a suspected handler.

Not yet reported: The articles do not mention the exact total amount laundered across all connected state complaints or the specific legal charges filed against the arrested individuals.

Where the case stands

The latest position in the reports we read.

Six suspects have been arrested by Gurugram Police, and investigators are currently examining seized digital devices, banking records, and SIM cards to uncover the full extent of the network.

Who was affected

Described in general terms; we do not name victims.

A retired Air Marshal was the primary victim in this specific case, losing Rs 2.68 crore, while other individuals across multiple states were also affected by the broader cyber fraud network.

Timeline

Key dates as reported, oldest first.

January 2025The cyber fraud case was reported after a retired Air Marshal was duped of Rs 2.68 crore.

2023 to 2026Travel stamps on a seized passport indicated multiple trips to Dubai by a member of the network.

July 2026Gurugram Police announced the arrest of six individuals in connection with the investment fraud network.

How the scam worked

The method described in the reports.

The victim was targeted in an online investment scam promising high returns on stock market investments.
Fraudsters routed the stolen money through various bank accounts supplied by a network of local agents and aggregators.
A portion of the defrauded funds was traced to a joint bank account in Ghaziabad, which the account holder had handed over to an aggregator.
Aggregators supplied the procured bank accounts to higher-level operatives linked to an overseas handler operating from Dubai.

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Sources and further reading

Optional. The full story is above; these are the original reports it was prepared from.

indiatoday.inOriginal report India TodayOpens via Google News

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