Delhi Police bust cyber fraud syndicate under Cy-Hawk 5.0, prevent withdrawal of Rs 9 lakh

New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) In a significant breakthrough under Cy-Hawk 5.0, the staff of PS Sarita Vihar in southeast Delhi on Wednesday busted an organised cybercrime syndicate involved in commission-based withdrawal of fraudulent funds and apprehended five accused persons, successfully preventing the withdrawal of approximately Rs 9 lakh suspected to be proceeds of cyber fraud.

The operation was initiated following an alert received from the Branch Manager of IDFC FIRST Bank, Jasola, and was carried out under the framework of Cy-Hawk 5.0. Subsequently, an FIR was registered as FIR No. 297/2026 at PS Sarita Vihar under Sections 318(4), 338, 340(2), and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

During the investigation, police established a direct link to a major CEO/WhatsApp impersonation fraud reported in Mumbai, in which Rs 10.40 crore was allegedly siphoned off from a private company through 63 transactions carried out between June 3 and June 15,. The Mumbai case is registered as FIR No. 45/2025 at South Cyber Police Station, Crime Branch, Mumbai, under relevant provisions of the BNS and the Information Technology Act.

According to investigators, the financial trail currently under scrutiny may exceed Rs 10 crore, indicating the possibility of a larger organised cybercrime network operating across multiple states.

The five accused apprehended in the case have been identified as Vikash, 22, Vansh, 21, Faiyaz Alam, 22, Amit, 28, and Balvir Kumar, 23, all residents of Delhi. Police said that a few other members of the syndicate are still absconding, and efforts are underway to trace and apprehend them.

The operation was led by Inspector Yudhveer Singh, Sub-Inspectors Vaibhav Singh, Satish Bhati, Head Constable Nitesh, and constables Om Parkash and Manish, under the supervision of ACP Anil Sharma and the overall guidance of Additional DCP-II, South-East District, Jasbir Singh.

Further investigation is underway to identify additional beneficiaries, trace the money trail, and uncover the full extent of the syndicate’s operations.

Cybercrime often include email and internet fraud, identity theft, cyber theft of financial or card payment data, theft and sale of corporate information, cyber extortion, and ransomware attacks.

While many cybercriminals operate for financial gain, cyber offences may also be motivated by political, ideological, or personal reasons. Organised cybercrime groups often employ sophisticated techniques and operate across multiple jurisdictions, posing significant challenges to law enforcement agencies.

–IANS

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