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7 Arrested After Rs 4 Crore Cyber Fraud In Delhi. Cops Probe Hawala Link

According to reports, the Delhi Police dismantled a cyber fraud network and arrested seven individuals following a complaint about Rs 3.93 crore being drained from a victim's bank account through 149 unauthorised transactions in a single day. The operation involved seven days of raids across locations in Rajasthan like Bikaner, Jodhpur, and Phalodi. Investigators stated that the syndicate used layered mule accounts, foreign money-exchange apps, hawala channels, and cryptocurrency conversions to move and obscure the funds.

State

Delhi

First reported

October 2026

Arrests (Delhi case)

7 individuals

Arrests (Kanpur case)

10 individuals so far

Agencies involved

Delhi Police, Barra Police (Kanpur)

The full story

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

Police reported seizing numerous items including cheque books, bank passbooks, ATM cards, and mobile phones during the raids, while authorities managed to freeze Rs 1.78 crore through the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal. One of the key arrested individuals was allegedly wanted in another cyber fraud case involving Rs 95 lakh, and investigations continue into foreign network handles and hawala operators.

In a separate development reported in Kanpur, police arrested a relationship manager at a Small Finance Bank for allegedly facilitating the opening of bank accounts for bogus firms used by cyber fraudsters. Investigators stated that bank employees earned commissions ranging from 5% to 10% for processing crores of rupees through these accounts, which were linked to cyber fraud, digital arrest scams, and GST evasion. Ten people have been arrested in that case so far, while the alleged kingpin is reported to have fled abroad.

Not yet reported: The articles do not mention the final court verdicts or the total number of individuals ultimately implicated in both networks.

Where the case stands

The latest position in the reports we read.

In the Delhi case, seven individuals were arrested and investigations remain ongoing to identify additional account holders and foreign network handles. In the Kanpur case, 10 accused have been arrested so far and police are probing the role of other individuals and an alleged abroad-based kingpin.

Who was affected

Described in general terms; we do not name victims.

The victims include an individual in Delhi whose bank account was drained of Rs 3.93 crore, as well as common people whose identity documents were allegedly obtained to create fake firms for moving fraud proceeds.

Timeline

Key dates as reported, oldest first.

October 5The victim reported 149 unauthorised transactions sweeping out funds from an ICICI Bank account.

Thursday (Kanpur case)Barra police arrested a Small Finance Bank relationship manager in connection with a cyber fraud case.

How the scam worked

The method described in the reports.

Obtaining identity documents from individuals by deceiving or luring them to create fake or bogus firms.
Opening bank accounts in the names of these bogus firms and increasing their transaction limits to crores of rupees.
Using multiple layers of dummy or mule bank accounts to split and swiftly move stolen funds across the country.
Withdrawing cash physically from mule accounts to hand over to upper-tier operatives or converting illicit proceeds into cryptocurrency via hawala operators.
Bank employees allegedly monitoring large transactions and attempting to withdraw funds through alternative means if a cyber complaint was raised to prevent funds from being frozen.

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Sources and further reading

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

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