Seven Cybercriminals Arrested in Gurugram for Defrauding Over ₹87 Crores in Nationwide Scam

The accused were implicated in some cybercrimes, according to the police, including impersonation, cyberbullying, stalking, and fraudulent investment schemes.

According to officials on 05 March 2025, seven cybercriminals who were apprehended by the Gurugram cyber police in the past two months allegedly defrauded hundreds of individuals nationwide out of over ₹87 crores.

Police said they found three SIM cards, seven mobile phones, and ₹7.60 lakh in cash in their possession.

The accused were implicated in some cybercrimes, according to the police, including impersonation, cyberbullying, stalking, and fraudulent investment schemes.

According to Assistant Commissioner of Police (Cyber) Priyanshu Dewan, 399 cases and 10,956 complaints have been filed against the accused nationwide. Six of these instances are in Gurugram, out of the 22 cases reported in Haryana.

In the past two months, all of the defendants have been taken into custody. Sonu Kumar, Ishwar, Sunil Kumar, Pawan Kumar Sharma, Neeraj, Salim, and Priya Mishra were their names, he said.

Police examined data from the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Center (I4C) and discovered that the seven cybercriminals had scammed victims nationwide out of ₹87.06 crores. The ACP stated that more research is being done on the subject.