New Delhi:The story started with trust and ended with cyber fraud. The employee who had the trust of the shop and even the owner's mobile phone, allegedly turned that trust into a weapon and started embezzling the bank account. Sometimes he took the mobile in his hand, sometimes did online shopping and sometimes hid his identity by assuming the fake name 'Veer Singh'. But the cyber police exposed the whole story by connecting the links of banking transactions, UPI and online shopping.
North District Cyber Police has arrested 19-year-old accused Abhishek Singh alias Veer Singh, resident of Surajpur, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, in the case of online fraud of Rs 9 lakh 49 thousand 180. According to the police, the accused had previously been an employee at the complainant's shop and had access to the complainant's mobile phone.
21 UPI transactions revealed the secret of fraud
According to the police, complainant Abhay Nagar lodged a complaint at Cyber Police Station North District that a total of Rs 9,49,180 were withdrawn from his HDFC Bank account through 21 unauthorized UPI transactions between March 9 and April 15, 2026. The special thing is that the complainant did not even get the expected transaction alerts regarding these transactions. In this matter, investigation was started by registering a case under relevant sections of the Indian Justice Code under e-FIR number 121/2026 in Cyber Police Station.
'Veer Singh' came to light through online shopping
The investigation team scrutinized bank account, UPI transaction UTR number, beneficiary and merchant details as well as online purchase records and delivery information. Meanwhile, the police came to know that out of the defrauded amount, Rs 1,19,180 had been purchased online between March 24 and April 10. The name 'Veer Singh' and a mobile number were used for these purchases. After technical investigation and field verification, this identity was found to be linked to Abhishek Singh. After this the police team arrested the accused from Surajpur, Greater Noida.
The mobile came in hand and the game started
According to the police investigation, the accused allegedly took advantage of the complainant's trust and his access to the mobile phone. He used to take the complainant's mobile phone under various pretexts and order expensive goods using the online facilities linked to the bank account from the same device. According to the police, many expensive items including bags, suitcases and clothes were ordered from different e-commerce platforms. To hide his identity, the accused used the name 'Veer Singh' and also allegedly changed the delivery address so that the goods could reach him. After obtaining the goods, he allegedly sold them and used the money for his personal expenses.
Cyber police team added digital links
The case was investigated under the overall supervision of DCP North District Niharika Bhatt, guidance of Additional DCP I Pukhraj Kamal Gupta, and Additional DCP II Ram Dulh Meena and under the leadership of ACP Operation Special Dhattarwal and Station Incharge Cyber Police Rohit Gehlot. ASI Sandeep and constable Aman were included in the investigation team. The team conducted technical analysis ranging from banking and UPI records to online orders, mobile numbers and delivery details. This digital clue led the police to the accused.
Two mobile phones recovered
Police have recovered a Redmi mobile phone and an Itel keypad mobile phone from the possession of the accused. Apart from this, other digital evidence related to the case has also been seized for investigation. The police is now investigating the entire money trail of the remaining amount of the fraud. Besides, the recovery of the fraudulent amount and the possible role of some other person is also being investigated.