Gurugram Police Bust Cyber Gang, Arrest 9 for Defrauding People

January 16, 2026

Gurugram: Police in Gurugram district have busted a major cyber gang that was duping people through WhatsApp groups by promising to invest in stock trading. Police have arrested nine accused in this case from Kota, Rajasthan. They seized 13 mobile phones, three laptops, one tablet, and 37 ATM cards.

This action was taken following a complaint from a victim who filed a written complaint with the Cyber ​​Crime Police Station. The victim alleged that he was defrauded through a fake investment scheme by being added to a WhatsApp group. Based on the complaint, the Cyber ​​Crime Police registered a case under relevant sections of the Criminal Procedure Code (Crime and IPC).

Acting under the leadership of Assistant Commissioner of Police Cyber ​​Priyanshu Diwan, the police team arrested a total of 9 accused involved in carrying out this fraud from Kota, Rajasthan on January 14.

Details of the Arrested Accused

The arrested accused have been identified as Lekhraj (25), Manish (21), Anil Bairagi (24), Sonu (26), Deepak (25), Himanshu (all residents of Reti Mandi Chauraha, Kota), Sanskar alias Pranshu (24) of Old Bus Stand, Rewa (Madhya Pradesh), Gagan Patel (19) of Vijay Nagar, Indore (Madhya Pradesh) and Manish Meena (24) of village Borda, district Bara (Rajasthan).

Modus Operandi of the Cyber Gang

Police investigation revealed that ₹24,000 of the defrauded amount was transferred to a bank account in the name of the company “Madhav Associated.” The account holder of this account was the accused, Lekhraj Meena.

Account opened through fake rent agreement

Lekhraj sold his account to accused Manish for 10,000 rupees. Manish stated that the account was opened through a fake rental agreement, in exchange for which he received 40,000 rupees. The investigation also revealed that accused Anil Bairagi and Sanskar alias Pranshu were in contact with cyber fraudsters based in Dubai.

70 percent of the fraud is sent to Dubai

These fraudsters used to trap people by sending links to WhatsApp groups, casinos, and online gambling. Seventy percent of the defrauded money was sent to Dubai, and the remaining 30 percent was divided among themselves as commission. The other accused made calls, played online games, and facilitated bank transactions. They were paid a monthly salary of 15,000 rupees and commission based on the amount defrauded.

Accused sent to judicial custody

During the raid in Kota, police recovered 13 mobile phones, 3 laptops, 1 tablet, and 37 ATM cards from the accused. All the accused have been produced in court and remanded to judicial custody.