3 Jaipur residents arrested in cyber crime fraud cases

The Chandigarh Police have arrested three key accused involved in separate fraud cases.

In a case registered on May 26, the police arrested Shubham Kumawat (27) from Jaipur for his role in an investment fraud, where complainant Sandeep Kaur had been duped of nearly Rs 82 lakh. She was lured through online task-based work and coerced into transferring huge sums after her account was allegedly “frozen”. Kumawat admitted to selling his bank account for a commission and had provided leads on other suspects.

In another case registered on April 3, Naveed Khan (27), also from Jaipur, was arrested for impersonating as a government official in a “digital arrest” scam. Victim Harbeer Kaur was threatened with false cases and forced to transfer more than Rs 17 lakh. The police traced part of the funds to Khan’s account and recovered incriminating evidence during his arrest.

In a third case, registered on August 8, Vinay Vijay (42), from Jaipur, was arrested in connection with a credit card fraud, where victim Ravi Kumar lost over ?2.3 lakh. The accused used a merchant account to launder money, taking commissions on transactions before transferring the remainder. A PoS machine and mobile phone were seized during the raid.

The arrests were carried out by the cyber crime police station, Chandigarh, under the supervision of Geetanjali Khandelwal, SP, Cyber Crime.

The police have urged people to remain alert against online scams. An advisory warned that no government agency will demand money or personal details over phone or WhatsApp. Suspicious calls should be verified with local police or the cyber crime helpline (1930) and reported on the Chakshu Portal.