India, June 30 -- The Delhi Police Cyber Cell has arrested 10 alleged cyber fraudsters involved in online banking scams worth more than Rs 26 lakh, officials said on Monday. The arrests were made following a complaint registered at the Cyber South West Police Station. Police said the accused used malicious APK files, impersonation scams and remote-access techniques to gain unauthorised access to victims' bank accounts. Four cyber fraud cases have been solved as part of the operation. According to investigators, the accused posed as bank and utility officials and persuaded victims to download malicious APK files via WhatsApp under various pretexts, including senior citizen cards, credit card KYC verification and traffic challans. Also Read - SIR of voter list kicks off in Delhi; CM Rekha Gupta calls it 'yajna of democracy' Once installed, the malware enabled the fraudsters to access victims' mobile phones, internet banking credentials and one-time passwords (OTPs), allowing them to siphon money from their bank accounts. The biggest case involved the cheating of a senior citizen of Rs 18.50 lakh. Fraudsters allegedly posed as bank officials, offered assistance in obtaining a senior citizen card, sent a forged identity card and convinced the victim to install a malicious application. Based on technical surveillance and interstate raids in Jharkhand, police arrested the alleged kingpin, Manjoor Alam, along with five associates accused of arranging mule bank accounts used to route the stolen money. Also Read - SIR of Delhi's voter list begins today; 13,000 BLOs deployed In separate operations, police also arrested Ravindra Kumar Mandal in connection with a Rs 1.01 lakh credit card KYC fraud, Ramvijay Kumar Das for a fake M-Parivahan challan malware scam involving Rs 1.09 lakh, and Ankit Kumar and Golu Kumar in a fake BSES officials' scam in which a victim lost Rs 6.31 lakh. Police recovered 14 mobile phones, a laptop, digital evidence and a Mahindra Thar Roxx SUV allegedly purchased using the proceeds of crime. Investigators said the syndicate operated by sharing SIM cards, mobile phones, mule bank accounts, UPI IDs and internet connectivity to execute frauds across multiple states. Further investigation is underway to identify other members of the network.

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