New Delhi, August 5, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
A Delhi resident lost more than Rs 1 lakh after falling victim to a cyber fraud call from a person posing as an HDFC Bank executive. The Cyber Police Station of East District has arrested two alleged members of the fraud syndicate and recovered mobile phones used in the crime.
According to the East District Police, unauthorised transactions worth Rs 1,00,629 were carried out through the victim’s HDFC Bank credit card. The case was registered at Cyber Police Station, East District, under FIR No. 96/2025, invoking Sections 318(4) and 319(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The complainant, Rajkumar, a resident of New Ashok Nagar, approached the police after noticing multiple unauthorised transactions from his credit card account. During investigation, police found that he had received a WhatsApp call from an unknown number where the caller introduced himself as an HDFC Bank executive and offered to increase his credit card limit.
Believing the caller to be genuine, the victim shared confidential banking details, following which fraudulent transactions were carried out using his card.
A police team led by SI Rinki and Head Constables Paras and Kuldeep, under the supervision of Cyber Police Station East SHO Inspector Pawan Yadav and ACP/Operations East District Pavan Kumar, investigated the case through technical surveillance, financial analysis and digital evidence.
The police arrested Vicky Mehta (43), a resident of Om Vihar, Uttam Nagar, and Chitrasen Tripathi (33), a resident of Mohan Garden, Uttam Nagar. Two mobile phones allegedly used in the fraud were recovered from their possession.
During investigation, police found that the accused allegedly used the stolen credit card details to purchase gold coins online. The items were delivered to an address in Mohan Garden, where Tripathi allegedly received them.
Police said the SIM card used for placing the fraudulent order was registered in Mehta’s name. The investigation revealed that Mehta allegedly arranged and sold SIM cards for misuse in cyber fraud cases, charging around Rs 1,000 per SIM.
Tripathi was allegedly involved in receiving goods purchased through fraudulent transactions. Police said both accused were working with another associate who impersonated bank officials, obtained sensitive financial information from victims and carried out online purchases.
The third accused remains absconding, and police teams are conducting raids to trace him and identify other possible links in the fraud network. Further investigation is underway to recover the cheated amount and examine involvement in similar cases.
Issuing a public advisory, East District Police cautioned citizens against sharing OTPs, CVV numbers, PINs or complete card details with unknown callers. Police said banks never seek such confidential information through phone calls, WhatsApp messages or SMS.
Citizens have been advised to verify suspicious requests through official bank channels, activate transaction alerts, regularly monitor account statements and report cyber fraud immediately through the bank, the National Cyber Crime Helpline at 1930 or the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal.
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