New Delhi, September 20, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The Delhi Police have arrested three people, including a labourer and two college students, in connection with a cyber-fraud case involving Rs 97,708, officials said on Sunday.
The accused allegedly operated and facilitated the use of a mule bank account to receive and handle money generated through cyber fraud. Police recovered three mobile phones and Rs 20,000 in cash during the investigation.
The case was registered after a resident of Tamil Nadu complained that he had been cheated of Rs 97,708 on the pretext of providing benefits under a Government Scholarship Scheme.
During the investigation, police analysed the financial trail of the cheated money and traced the transactions to a mule bank account being operated in Delhi’s East District. The Cyber Police Station in East District then took up the investigation to identify those allegedly operating and facilitating the account.
An FIR was registered under Sections 112(2) and 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
A dedicated team of the Cyber Police Station, East District, was constituted under the leadership of Inspector Pawan, SHO of PS Cyber, East District, and the supervision of ACP, Operations, Amandeep Kaur. The team included Sub-Inspectors Bhanu Singh and Azad and Head Constables Ajay, Parveen and Yogesh.
Police said their analysis established that the cheated money had been routed through a bank account held in the name of Kunal Kumar, 23, a labourer. Further scrutiny allegedly showed that the account was being used as a mule account to receive and handle proceeds of cyber fraud.
According to investigators, around Rs 44,500 had been withdrawn from the account, while part of the money was subsequently transferred to Manish Kumar, 22, a college student.
Further investigation allegedly revealed the involvement of another 22-year-old college student, Jeet alias Nikhil, in handling the movement of the cheated funds.
Police alleged that Manish used to arrange mule bank accounts for Jeet. Investigators said Manish allegedly arranged the account in return for a 10 per cent commission on the cheated amount and later withdrew money transferred from Kunal Kumar’s account.
The three accused — Kunal Kumar, Manish Kumar and Jeet — were subsequently arrested.
Police said further investigation is underway to identify their remaining associates, establish the complete money trail and trace and recover the remaining proceeds of crime.
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