IITian, banker among 6 arrested for duping senior citizen of Rs 1.1 crore in Mumbai
Mumbai Police have arrested six people, including an IndusInd Bank operations manager and a web developer, in connection with a cyber fraud case in which a 68-year-old senior citizen from Dahisar was placed under “digital arrest” and cheated of Rs 1.12 crore.
According to the police, the victim was contacted through WhatsApp video calls between July 30 and August 12. The accused reportedly posed as officials of the Department of Telecommunications and told the senior citizen that his SIM card had been linked to a money laundering case involving transactions worth Rs 238 crore.
The accused also claimed that a money laundering case had been registered against the victim in Delhi and that a notice had been issued by the Supreme Court. Police said the accused used these claims and repeated threats of arrest to frighten the victim and keep him under their control through video calls.
The victim was subsequently made to transfer a total of Rs 1.12 crore, police said.
Police said the accused concealed their identities, posed as police officers and used police uniforms, names, seals and letterheads of government agencies and national investigation agencies during the fraud.
According to PTI, the accused posed as government officials and police personnel, threatened the man with legal action in a fake money laundering case, and kept him under constant video surveillance at his home for nearly two weeks before forcing him to transfer money into bank accounts controlled by the gang.
The investigation was conducted by the North Cyber Police Station in Mumbai under Crime Register No. 186/2026. Police have invoked several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including Sections 204, 308(7), 61(2), 318(4), 319(2), 336(2), 336(3), 338, 340(2) and 238, along with Sections 66(C) and 66(D) of the Information Technology Act.
According to investigators, the fraudulently obtained money was routed through bank accounts held in the names of different individuals and companies.BANK ACCOUNTS USED TO ROUTE MONEY
Police identified the six accused as Rajesh Kumar Mohanlal Jain, 54; Mohammed Tariq Anwar Momin, 49; Shikhar Mukesh Tyagi, 28; Gaurav Mahesh Goyal, 40; Ajay Kumar Kaliprasad Sharma, 35; and Chintankumar Sureshbhai Desai, 46.
Police said Jain was a bank account holder and a director of Abhay Dev Gold Private Limited, while Momin allegedly opened and transferred bank accounts in different names. Tyagi was identified as an IndusInd Bank operations manager, while Goyal worked as a web developer.
Sharma was involved in facilitating further communication through mobile phones, according to police. Desai was identified as a person who helped transfer and dispose of the victim’s money through associates.
Investigators said the accused used SIM cards linked to bank accounts and passed mobile phones containing those SIM cards between members of the group. Police said one of the accused travelled by air from Mumbai to Delhi and then went to Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh, where the money was transferred with the help of associates.POLICE RECOVER PHONES, LAPTOPS AND BANK DOCUMENTS
Police said they recovered two laptops, 20 mobile phones, 25 bank accounts opened under different names, ATM cards, passbooks and Aadhaar cards from the accused.
The police have also appealed to citizens to remain cautious about “digital arrest” scams. They said no police or government agency, including the CBI, ED or RBI, conducts arrests through video calls or digital means.
Police advised people not to accept video calls from strangers or transfer money in response to threats. Citizens who receive such calls have been asked to contact their nearest police station or call the cybercrime helpline at 1930.
Complaints can also be registered through the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal.- EndsWith inputs from PTIPublished By: Ritaban MisraPublished On: Sep 17, 2026 23:42 IST
