New Delhi: Delhi Police have detained five individuals involved in cyber fraud activities connected to Chinese operatives, officials announced on Friday. The North-West District Cyber Police successfully solved a cheating case involving two suspects, Pawan and Mankiraat Dhillon, who allegedly swindled a victim out of ₹21 lakh by promising high returns via a fake share market investment app that mimicked a legitimate brokerage platform, displaying manipulated profit and loss data.
The victims transferred the money in three separate transactions to bank accounts controlled by the fraudsters, who communicated through Telegram and WhatsApp. The investigation uncovered that the accused maintained contact with Chinese nationals through Telegram channels and groups, obtaining bank accounts from local individuals and supplying them to the foreign contacts on a commission basis.
The suspects were arrested from their hideout in Mohali, Punjab, and several incriminating items such as ATM cards, cheque books, passbooks, SIM cards linked to bank accounts, and mobile phones used in the scam were recovered. Evidence also indicated their travel to Nepal, where they received the stolen money into accounts facilitated by their Chinese associates. Hotel bills and air tickets from their Nepal trip were found during searches.
In another case, the South-West District Cyber Police busted an elaborate interstate cyber fraud ring operating across various states and funneling illicit money to China through USDT and cryptocurrency platforms. Three Jaipur-based individuals — Mahender Singh Rajawat, Ariph Khan, and Laxmi Narayan Vaishy — were arrested, and six smartphones used in fraud activities were seized.
This case originated from a complaint by K Kant, who was approached via WhatsApp and Telegram with offers to generate income through positive reviews for hotels and restaurants online. Though initially paid small amounts, the victim was eventually tricked into transferring over ₹15.8 lakh through false promises related to “welfare tasks,” “unfreezing accounts,” and “credit score improvements.”
An FIR was registered, and during investigation, the team tracked the digital trail, leading to multiple raids in Jaipur, Ajmer, and nearby areas. Mahender Singh Rajawat was apprehended first, and further interrogations led to the arrests of Ariph Khan and Laxmi Narayan Vaishy.
The investigation revealed direct links with a Chinese national operating via Telegram from outside India, laundering proceeds through various bank accounts, which were accessed and emptied within minutes and converted into USDT cryptocurrency.