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Rajasthan Police Arrest Second Suspect In Rs 2.5 Crore Digital Arrest Fraud

Reports detail multiple distinct financial fraud and scam operations spanning several regions in India, including digital arrest scams targeting senior citizens and an inter-state employment scam. In Rajasthan and Noida, multiple elderly individuals and citizens were targeted through elaborate digital arrest schemes where fraudsters impersonated law enforcement, telecom regulators, and central banking officials. Victims were kept under virtual house arrest via prolonged video calls and forced to transfer large sums of money under the guise of money verification or avoiding criminal charges related to fabricated cases.

State

Multiple States

First reported

October 2026

Total Amount Alleged

Rs 2.5 crore (judge case), Rs 2 crore (Noida digital arrest cases), Rs 2 crore (employment scam)

Agencies Involved

Rajasthan Police, Kochi City Police, Kota City Police, Special Investigation Team (SIT), Cybercrime Branch Police Station

Arrests Reported

Multiple suspects arrested including Anand Babu, Ebin Basil, and Kumar Sanu (alias Deepak Singh)

Charges Cited

Sections 318(4) (cheating) and 319 (cheating by personation) of the BNS and relevant sections of the IT Act

Status

Ongoing multi-state police investigations, suspects placed in police custody or remand

The full story

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

In another major operation, Kota police in Rajasthan apprehended an alleged mastermind behind a large-scale inter-state employment racket. Operating under the firm name Oasis Enterprises, the accused allegedly targeted unemployed individuals and homemakers with false promises of work-from-home jobs such as preparing book kits, pearl necklace making, and sweater knitting. The scheme utilized a security deposit model combined with a chain marketing commission structure, defrauding thousands of people across multiple states including Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Bihar before closing down and fleeing.

Law enforcement authorities have launched intensive investigations, formed special investigation teams, and carried out multi-state tracking operations. Police have arrested multiple suspects in connection with the digital arrest frauds, tracking bank accounts used to route the ill-gotten funds to states like Kerala. Simultaneously, the alleged mastermind of the employment scam was located and arrested in Bihar following technical surveillance and analysis of digital footprints, with courts granting police custody for further interrogation and recovery efforts.

Not yet reported: The articles do not specify the final court sentencing outcomes or the exact total recovered monetary amounts across all combined rackets.

Where the case stands

The latest position in the reports we read.

Police teams are continuing their investigations across multiple states to identify additional co-conspirators, trace network links, and recover remaining defrauded funds.

Who was affected

Described in general terms; we do not name victims.

Senior citizens, retirees, unemployed youths, and women across multiple states, including a 90-year-old former judge, elderly men in Noida, and over 8,500 job seekers.

Timeline

Key dates as reported, oldest first.

February 6 to 26A 72-year-old man from Surajpur was put under digital arrest and defrauded of more than Rs 1 crore.

February 12A 50-year-old woman in Noida lost Rs 8.5 lakh in a digital arrest scam involving a fake Jammu and Kashmir money laundering case.

February 24 to March 9A 75-year-old man in Greater Noida was placed under digital arrest and cheated of nearly Rs 76 lakh.

AugustA 90-year-old retired judge in Rajasthan was allegedly kept under digital arrest for about 15 days and swindled out of Rs 2.5 crore.

November 15, 2025Victims lodged a complaint at the Anantpura Police Station regarding the Oasis Enterprises employment scam.

February to MarchAt least three major digital arrest cases totaling around Rs 2 crore were officially reported to police in Noida.

How the scam worked

The method described in the reports.

Scammers contacted victims via phone or video calls, falsely posing as officials from organizations like the Central Bureau of Investigation, Reserve Bank of India, or Telecom Regulatory Authority.
Victims were falsely accused of involvement in severe crimes such as money laundering, hawala transactions, or sending obscene videos through compromised mobile numbers or Aadhaar cards.
Fraudsters subjected victims to prolonged virtual or 'digital arrest' via video calls, sometimes employing actors dressed as judges and police officers to intimidate them.
Victims were coerced into transferring their savings into specified bank accounts under the pretext of verifying money or clearing their names of false charges.
In the employment scam, perpetrators placed newspaper advertisements luring job seekers, charged an initial security deposit for tasks, and used a chain marketing model offering commissions for new recruits.

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Sources and further reading

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