The Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations Unit (IFSO) of Delhi Police had been tracking a Rs 67,30,300 digital arrest fraud that surfaced on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal on 20 September. While mapping the money trail, a mule account surfaced at Axis Bank, tied to a private limited company in Nagori, Karnataka. The flow of funds then led investigators to a South Indian Bank savings account that, upon scrutiny, turned out to belong to a real person in Janakpuri, West Delhi.
The South Indian Bank account was traced to a senior citizen living alone in a modest flat in Janakpuri. Inspector Parveen Kumar, accompanied by IFSO officers, approached the residence and found the woman in distress, having been misled by fraudsters posing as CBI officials. They had threatened her with arrest, claiming her Aadhaar was linked to money laundering and her account flagged for a blast in Jammu and Kashmir, and had coerced her into transferring Rs 60 lakh.
Police intervened just in time, preventing the transfer and safeguarding her mutual funds and shares. "We stepped in before the victim could send the money," Inspector Kumar told reporters, adding that the fraudsters had arranged a video call that lasted hours, using the threat of legal action to manipulate her.
The senior citizen has now lodged a complaint with the National Cyber Crime Helpline 1930, and Delhi Police have filed an e‑FIR. The department is actively tracing the remaining defrauded cash and working to freeze the accounts while coordinating with the Janakpuri police station for further legal action.