4 males had been arrested on Friday for allegedly dishonest a city-based businessman of ₹99.8 lakh after posing as his father and acquiring his firm’s financial institution info from his chartered accountant (CA), police mentioned on Sunday.
Police recognized the suspects as Rahul (26) from Jaipur, Aniket (23) from Behror, and Pawan (21) and Aditya (23) from Kothputli. The 4 had been arrested from their native state of Rajasthan in police raids.
In response to police, the suspects first contacted the CA by means of a messaging software in October 2025. “The suspects used the businessman’s father’s image as a profile photograph, and requested a cash switch in his identify,” mentioned a police officer at Cyber Central police station, requesting anonymity.
Investigators mentioned the CA fell for the lure and transferred ₹99.8 lakh to the checking account supplied by the suspects.
Following this, an FIR beneath Part 318(4) (dishonest) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) was registered primarily based on the sufferer’s complaintat Cyber Central police station in October 2025.
“It was revealed that the checking account used within the fraud allegedly belonged to Pawan and Rahul. Pawan had allegedly offered the account to Aniket, who later shared it with Aditya. Rahul and Pawan acquired ₹3 lakh and ₹1 lakh of the defrauded cash, respectively,” the officer added.
Yashpal Yadav, public relations officer of Faridabad police, mentioned the investigation to determine the cash path and get well the defrauded quantity was underway.
“All 4 accused have been despatched to a four-day police remand for additional interrogation,” Yadav mentioned.
