“Cybercriminals used fake investments, online loans and impersonation to defraud thousands of people across India Gurugram Police busts cybercrime syndicate behind Rs 157.90 crore fraud, arrests 27 accused”

On 24 February 2025, the Gurugram Police said that their cybercrime squads had apprehended 27 persons, including a young cybercriminal who had scammed people in 14,633 complaints totalling Rs 157.90 crore nationwide.

The Indian Cyber Crime Coordinate Center (I4C) provided the police with data from 17 cell phones and three SIM cards recovered from the accused. The police said the data showed that the accused were involved in approximately Rs 157.90 crore in fraud and that 14,633 complaints had been filed against them throughout India. Out of 14,633 complaints, 611 were turned into cases in this regard, and they were filed all over India.

Out of 611 cases filed against them in Haryana, 28 were filed against them—four of which were in Gurugram. Before the salutes, the accused disclosed that they had previously engaged in task-based fraud, digital arrest, investment fraud, KYC fraud, and fraud involving the creation of fictitious IDs on Instagram and defrauding people.

The investigative teams found three SIM cards, two debit cards, and seven cell phones in the accused’s hands.

Priyanshu Diwan, ACP (South), stated, “The accused used to defraud people in the name of investing in the stock market, loans made online, and offered lucrative offers to the victims and duped them.”

He claimed that to combat these scams, the Gurugram police are collaborating closely with various organizations and institutions.

He went on to say, “We urged the public to avoid such suspicious callers and to exercise caution when disclosing personal information to strangers who are stalking them online.”

“The cybercriminals commit fraud by enticing people with good profits, investing in the stock market, lowering electricity bills, extorting through video calls on WhatsApp, morphing, sending links through various means, posing as a customs officer or police officer to implicate false charges, issuing a No-Objection Certificate, digitally arresting people by demonstrating the fear of implicating them in a criminal case, etc.,” he said.