Faridabad, Faridabad police arrested 4 individuals from Patna for allegedly duping a girl of over ₹2.5 lakh by promising to take her to England, officers mentioned on Tuesday.
The accused, who had been allegedly working three accounts utilized in cybercrime, had been remanded in a five-day police custody by a metropolis courtroom and had been being questioned, they mentioned.
In keeping with the police, all 4 accused had been arrested on Sunday. They had been recognized as Ankit and Ravikant , residents of Munger district in Bihar, Bittu , from Jamui district in Bihar, and Akhir Alam , a resident of Araria district in Bihar.
A girl from Faridabad, in her grievance to the Cyber Police Station, NIT, acknowledged that in January 2026, she acquired a name on WhatsApp from an unknown quantity, 92. The caller pretended to be a good friend and gained her belief. He instructed her that he would come to India and take her to England.
After befriending her, the caller persuaded her to switch greater than ₹2.5 lakh to numerous accounts between February and March 2026 below the pretext of exchanging foreign money and different excuses.
Based mostly on this grievance, a case was registered on the Cyber Police Station, NIT, below related sections, mentioned police.
Throughout interrogation, the accused revealed that Bittu, Ravikant and Ankit are associates and had entry to one of many accounts by which the cash was deposited.
After the cash was deposited within the account, they withdrew the money and deposited it within the account specified by the fraudster by the money deposit machine. Bittu and Ravikant are graduates, and Ankit is a Class twelfth move, they added.
“The fourth accused, Akhir Alam, operated two different financial institution accounts associated to the fraud and in addition had entry to 2 accounts.
“He’s a category tenth move. We’re questioning all 4 accused,” the spokesperson of Faridabad police mentioned.
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