New Delhi, July 26 -- In a significant breakthrough, the East District Cyber Police Station of Delhi Police has arrested a man allegedly involved in laundering the proceeds of an online UPI fraud through multiple bank accounts.
The accused, who had absconded from his native village and switched off his mobile phone to evade arrest, was eventually tracked down and apprehended in Jaipur, Rajasthan, following sustained technical surveillance, financial investigation and field intelligence.
The investigation began after an e-FIR was registered at the East District Cyber Police Station based on a complaint filed by a woman, who alleged that she had been cheated of Rs 1,16,220 through a fraudulent UPI transaction.
During the investigation, the...