Cybercrime Uncovered: How APK Files Enabled a Rs 10 Lakh Fraud

Delhi Police apprehended two men from Jharkhand accused of defrauding a senior citizen of over Rs 10 lakh through APK file-based cyber fraud. The culprits used sophisticated techniques, involving fake KYC updates, to siphon money through multiple bank accounts. Investigations are ongoing with more complaints being linked.

In a high-tech confrontation with cyber crime, Delhi Police have arrested two individuals from Jharkhand for allegedly cheating a 65-year-old man out of more than Rs 10 lakh. The targeted fraud operated through an APK file, local authorities reported on Monday.

The suspects, Amarnath Rabidas, 20, and Bikash Rabidas, 21, both residents of Dhanbad, Jharkhand, were taken into custody on May 9. The investigation began after Rakesh Kumar, a resident of Meet Nagar in northeast Delhi, filed a complaint about a suspicious phone call requesting him to update his KYC details, eventually leading to unauthorized transactions.

Authorities have managed to freeze Rs 2.05 lakh of the illicitly gained funds during the probe. Further inquiry links five other complaints on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal to mobile devices retrieved from the suspects, indicating an expansive web of deceptive activities.