Haryana Police Arrest Four Rudrapur Residents in Rs 90,000 UPI Fraud Case
Palwal police arrested four Rudrapur residents after tracing a Rs 90,000 UPI fraud through technical evidence and a raid in Udham Singh Nagar district.
Current Summary
Police from Palwal, Haryana arrested four men, all residents of Rudrapur in Uttarakhand's Udham Singh Nagar district, in connection with a Rs 90,000 UPI fraud case, according to a PTI report. The case was registered after Brajlal, a resident of Mindkola, complained that cybercriminals illegally transferred Rs 90,000 from his bank account via UPI on July 22, with Rs 50,000 sent to an account held by Maruf Ali and Rs 40,000 to an account held by Maninder Singh. An FIR was registered at the cybercrime police station in Palwal, and investigators used technical evidence to trace the accused to Rudrapur, conducting a raid there on Monday. Police first arrested Ali and Singh, described as the main accused, and later arrested two alleged accomplices, Alam Khan and Vasu Madak. All four were produced before a local court on Tuesday and remanded to two days of police custody to facilitate recovery of the funds and investigation of the wider network. Palwal Superintendent of Police Deepti Garg urged the public not to share bank account details, OTPs or UPI information with unknown persons.
What We Know
- Four men, all residents of Rudrapur, were arrested by Palwal (Haryana) police in a Rs 90,000 UPI fraud case.
- The fraud victim, Brajlal of Mindkola, had Rs 90,000 transferred from his account via UPI on July 22.
- Rs 50,000 went to an account held by Maruf Ali and Rs 40,000 to an account held by Maninder Singh.
- Police traced the accused using technical evidence and raided Rudrapur on Monday, arresting Ali and Singh first, followed by alleged accomplices Alam Khan and Vasu Madak.
- All four were produced in court Tuesday and remanded to two days of police custody.
What Is Still Unclear
- The full scope of the alleged inter-state fraud network.
- Whether the swindled funds have been recovered.
Police urge the public not to share bank account details, OTPs, or UPI information with unknown persons.
What Changed
- 3 Nov, 03:41 pmSignal detected: Haryana Police Arrest Four Rudrapur Residents in Rs 90,000 UPI Fraud Case