New Delhi: Earlier this week, Delhi Police dismantled an interstate cyber‑fraud ring that had been scamming job seekers with fake overseas employment offers. Officers seized mobile phones, laptops and cash linked to the scheme.
The crackdown was led by a cyber‑police unit from the South‑West District. Three suspects were apprehended: Ketan Deepak Kumar (24) from Gujarat, Sanjib Mondal (34) of West Bengal, and Ravi Kumar Mishra (29) based in Gurugram. Authorities say the trio was behind the ruse that lured job seekers into paying for bogus foreign job placements. The raid recovered six mobile devices, including a primary call device, two laptops, and ₹50,000 that appeared to be proceeds from the fraudulent scheme.
Police explained that the stolen money was funneled through mule accounts set up with the help of a banker who was an accomplice. The case began when A.K. Sahai—who had lost his job during the COVID‑19 pandemic and was looking for overseas work—received a WhatsApp message from a group called “FLYABROAD 6.” In the group, someone pretending to be an Edutech Consultant and group admin Aades Srivastava promised a Chef/Cook visa for New Zealand for ₹2.80 lakh. To look convincing, the scammers presented fake visa documents and company registration papers. Trusting them, Sahai transferred ₹1.80 lakh, after which communication abruptly stopped. A subsequent check revealed that the offer letter and travel ticket were counterfeit, according to police.
An FIR (No. 101/25 dated 07.10.25) was filed under Sections 318(4)/319(2) and 61(2) BNS, and a dedicated investigation team was assembled. The team—led by SI Amit Kumar, HC Sanjay, HC Sonu Kumar, and HC Sachin, under Inspector Pravesh Kaushik (SHO, Cyber SWD) and ACP Vijay Pal Tomar—conducted a thorough technical probe. They analysed WhatsApp numbers and financial transactions, tracking the initial deposit into a Yes Bank mule account before it was transferred to another Yes Bank account to obscure its origins. The investigation identified account holders in Gurugram and device locations in Anand district, Gujarat.
After sustained surveillance, the first suspect, Ketan Deepak Kumar, was arrested in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, on November 9, where he was found with the main call device. His confession led to the arrest of Sanjib Mondal in Kolkata on November 13. The third suspect, banker Ravi Kumar Mishra—who facilitated the opening of the mule accounts—was taken into custody in Gurugram on November 17. Police emphasised that all three worked together to lure victims with fraudulent job offers and laundered the proceeds through layered bank transfers.
Ketan Deepak Kumar, a B.Tech (CS) dropout with a diploma in Computer Applications, works as a travel agent and coordinated the mule accounts and money routing. Sanjib Mondal, an MBA graduate from Doon Business School, posed as Edutech Kiran KV, communicating with victims and convincing them to send money. Ravi Kumar Mishra, a B.Sc. graduate and Assistant Manager at Sarvodaya Bank previously employed at Yes Bank, opened accounts using forged documents and supplied the syndicate with access in exchange for a commission.
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