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Delhi Police Arrest Two in Digital Arrest Fraud as Cambodia Link Emerges

Delhi Police arrested two men, one from Jammu and Kashmir and another from Rajasthan, in connection with an alleged digital-arrest fraud involving ₹6 lakh. The victim was reportedly contacted via video call by individuals posing as law-enforcement officers, who threatened him with arrest over a fictitious criminal matter and persuaded him to transfer money to avoid legal action.

State

Delhi

First reported

October 2026

Agency involved

South Delhi district cyber police

Arrests

Two men arrested

Status

Under investigation; allegations not yet proved in court

The full story

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

Investigators traced the victim's funds through bank accounts, discovering that ₹5.5 lakh had gone into a bank account operated by the first accused in Kathua, while ₹50,000 went to an account controlled by the second accused in Bhilwara. Police recovered mobile phones, ATM cards, cheque books, and rubber stamps during the operation.

Further analysis revealed that one of the accounts linked to the suspects had transactions totaling around ₹50 lakh and was connected to at least 10 complaints on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal across different states. Technical analysis of online communications also indicated digital links to Cambodia, prompting authorities to investigate the broader network.

Not yet reported: The articles do not specify the exact date the fraud took place or the final outcome in court.

Where the case stands

The latest position in the reports we read.

Two individuals have been arrested by the South Delhi district cyber police, and investigators are examining technical data, seized items, and additional cybercrime complaints linked to the suspects' bank accounts.

Who was affected

Described in general terms; we do not name victims.

A single complainant in the primary ₹6 lakh case, alongside potential victims connected to at least 10 other complaints registered across different states on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal.

Timeline

Key dates as reported, oldest first.

2026-10The digital-arrest fraud case and subsequent police arrests were first reported.

How the scam worked

The method described in the reports.

Scammers contacted the victim through a video call while posing as law-enforcement officials.
The callers accused the victim of involvement in a criminal matter and threatened him with arrest.
They persuaded the victim to transfer money into provided bank accounts to avoid legal action or complete a verification process.
The illicit funds were routed through local bank accounts operated by associates in India.
Technical analysis showed digital communication links pointing toward Cambodia, where part of the operation or infrastructure may have been based.

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Sources and further reading

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

the420.inOriginal report The420.inOpens via Google News Arrested after 500-km chase: How a Delhi Police team caught a digital fraud accused near China border - The Indian ExpressThe Indian Express · 12 Apr 2026

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