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New Delhi: Four people have been arrested for allegedly extorting Rs 14.6 lakh from a resident in a WhatsApp sextortion scam. The cyber police station in North district investigated suspects by analysing phone records, IMEI details, IP logs and financial transactions while surveilling about 100 mobile numbers. Police traced Rs 1.8 lakh to Ankit’s bank account, Rs 2.2 lakh and Rs 2.2 lakh to two accounts held by Mohd Shariq Khan and Rs 1 lakh to Tasleem’s account. Fifteen cyber fraud complaints from different states have been linked to suspected beneficiary accounts, with cumulative transactions exceeding Rs 1 crore.
Imran emerged as a key member by allegedly arranging mule bank accounts, fake SIMs, phones and withdrawing funds, according to police. The syndicate operated by playing a pre-recorded obscene video during a call, followed by arrest threats from scammers posing as Gurgaon police officers and video-sharing platform representatives. Officers tracked the targets to Kaltariya, Jurhera and Alwar in Rajasthan . Samad facilitated beneficiary accounts, while Ankit and Tasleem provided their accounts to route the cheated money. Police have seized three mobile phones and six SIM cards.