Hyderabad cyber police arrest Delhi man in ₹1.0 crore scam
HYDERABAD: Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police have busted an inter-state fraud racket that cheated victims by threatening them with a so-called “digital arrest”, arresting a Delhi-based accused in a ₹1.07 crore case.
The prime accused, Gurudeep Singh, also known as Lucky Narang, 42, was arrested for allegedly orchestrating the fraud, police said.
Victim threatened with fake ‘digital arrest’
According to police, the case came to light after a 62-year-old Hyderabad resident lodged a complaint on October 16, 2025. The complainant said unidentified callers posing as officers of the Mumbai Crime Branch told him that his Aadhaar card had been misused for illegal activities.
The callers threatened to arrest him in a money laundering case and kept him under constant surveillance through video calls. They convinced him that he could avoid arrest by depositing money, cheating him of about ₹1,07,00,000 in multiple transactions.
Modus operandi and earlier arrests
Police said Gurudeep Singh runs a travel and money exchange business in Delhi and allegedly operated the scam with associates. The gang collected current bank accounts opened in the names of unsuspecting individuals and routed the defrauded money through these accounts before transferring it to kingpins.
Two other accused Deepak Gehlawat and Prashanth Kumar were arrested earlier and remanded to judicial custody.
The arrest was made by the cyber crime team under the supervision of ACP R G Shiva Maruthi, led by Inspector K Prasada Rao.
Police advisory to public
Police cautioned that “digital arrest” is a fraud and clarified that no government agency or police department conducts arrests or inquiries through video calls. Officials said no officer demands money over the phone to settle cases.
People were advised not to share bank account details or OTPs with anyone. Victims of cyber fraud should immediately call the national helpline 1930 or lodge a complaint at www.cybercrime.gov.in, police said.
The press release was issued by V Aravind Babu, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Cyber Crimes, Hyderabad.
