Two more held in Rs 73L cyber fraud targeting Panchkula law firm

The police have arrested two more suspects in connection with a Rs 73-lakh cyber fraud targeting a local law firm, taking the total arrests in the case to four.

A team led by Cyber Crime station house officer (SHO) Yudhvir Singh apprehended Bharat Parikh, son of Prem Sukh, and Jayprakash, son of Sohanlal, both residents of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. They were presented before a court today and remanded to a five-day police custody.

The first arrest in the case had been made on April 13, when the police detained Latoor Singh Meena of Bundi district, Rajasthan. The second suspect, Sunil Kumar of Jodhpur, who had been evading capture for months, was arrested on August 5. After his police remand ended on August 8, he was sent to judicial custody.

The FIR was registered on March 13, 2024, following a complaint by Gagan Anand of Mansa Devi, who on February 26 discovered that Rs 73 lakh had been fraudulently siphoned off from his law firm's bank account. Investigators further say that the accused used forged emails, fake documents and fraudulently obtained SIM cards to execute the scam.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP, Crime and Traffic) Manpreet Singh Sudan said the police are intensifying efforts to trace and apprehend the remaining suspects involved in the fraud.