Ludhiana, July 25 -- ludhiana@hindustantimes.com

The cyber crime police have arrested the alleged mastermind of a sophisticated fraud racket that duped a city-based company of nearly Rs.2.5 crore by impersonating its owner through WhatsApp.

The accused, identified as Manvendra Singh, was arrested from Jodhpur in Rajasthan following a multi-state investigation that relied on digital tracking, technical surveillance and financial transaction analysis. Police have already recovered around Rs.18 lakh, which has been returned to the victim company, while efforts are underway to trace the remaining amount and arrest other members of the gang.

According to cyber crime station in-charge Satbir Singh and sub-inspector Harinder Pal Singh, invest...