Printed on: Dec 12, 2025 09:12 am IST
A lookout discover was issued in opposition to him in August; therefore, his arrival from Cambodia was instantly reported to the Gurugram police and he was arrested on December 7.
Gurugram: A 28-year-old man was arrested from the Delhi airport quickly after arriving from Cambodia for allegedly duping an 82-year-old Gurugram lady of ₹2.92 crore in a case of “digital arrest”, police stated on Thursday.
In accordance with officers, the suspect, Chirag Kanji Bhai, hailed from Surat and had been working as a telecaller for an alleged Chinese language cybercrime gang that operated from Cambodia. A lookout discover had been issued in opposition to him in August; therefore, his arrival from Cambodia was instantly reported to the Gurugram police and he was arrested on December 7.
Police officers stated that Chirag had gone to Dubai on a piece visa in 2021, from the place he shifted to Cambodia to work for the gang.
Sandeep Turan, public relations officer of Gurugram police, stated it was Chirag who known as up the aged lady in December 2024, and impersonated a telecom division official. “Chirag satisfied the girl that her son’s Aadhaar and telephone numbers had been getting used for finishing up hawala transactions, and coerced her into transferring ₹2.9 crore into varied accounts,” Turan stated.
“Chirag would get fee in Cambodian foreign money, which he used to buy Bitcoins earlier than changing them into Indian foreign money,” he stated.
In July, police arrested Khushbu Chaudhary from the Delhi airport, one other telecaller linked to the gang who was among the many first to contact the 82-year-old.
Police stated Chirag was on a police remand for questioning until Tuesday, and later forwarded to judicial custody after manufacturing earlier than a metropolis courtroom.
In accordance with police, 19 suspects have been arrested up to now within the case, together with 36-year-old visa guide Ashishbhai Ramanlal Rana, who organized visas for these suspects to journey to Dubai and Cambodia.
