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Mumbai Cyber Police Arrest Six in Rs 1.12 Crore Scam

By Drooid · Sep 18, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Mumbai Cyber Police arrested six suspects for allegedly cheating a 68-year-old senior citizen of Rs 1.12 crore.
The accused included IIT Delhi graduate Gaurav Mahesh Goyal and bank manager Shikhar Mukesh Tyagi.
Police said the suspects impersonated Department of Telecommunications officials and a fake officer named Vijay Khanna via WhatsApp video calls.
Funds were traced to a gold-trading firm account linked to directors Rakesh Jain and Tariq Momin, who ran mule accounts.

History

Historical Context

In 2005, the FBI’s Operation Phishing Crackdown dismantled a fraud ring that siphoned approximately $12 million from victims in New York and London. The probe identified 27 suspects, including former AT&T technician Mark Reynolds, who operated 15 spoofed email domains to deceive banking customers. Today, Mumbai’s Cyber Police arrested six fraudsters—among them IIT-Delhi graduate Gaurav Mahesh Goyal—who impersonated Department of Telecommunications officials to steal Rs 1.12 crore. The case highlights India’s urgent push for stronger cyber-law frameworks and stricter verification of telecom-linked financial transactions across government agencies.

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Story summary

Mumbai Cyber Police arrested six suspects for allegedly cheating a 68-year-old senior citizen of Rs 1.12 crore.
The accused included IIT Delhi graduate Gaurav Mahesh Goyal and bank manager Shikhar Mukesh Tyagi.
Police said the suspects impersonated Department of Telecommunications officials and a fake officer named Vijay Khanna via WhatsApp video calls.
Funds were traced to a gold-trading firm account linked to directors Rakesh Jain and Tariq Momin, who ran mule accounts.

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