Shahdara District Cyber Station of Delhi Police has busted an alleged cyber fraud network involved in credit card fraud and arrested two accused from Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The arrested accused have been identified as Aftab Ansari (24) and Abdul Majeed (23), residents of Borwa village in Jamtara district. Aftab is a B.Tech graduate. According to the police, the accused, posing as bank officials, used to trick people into updating the KYC of their credit cards and by obtaining OTP through mobile screen sharing, they used to make online purchases from their cards. Preliminary investigation has revealed the possibility of more than 50 people being cheated.
According to the police, in this case, e-FIR number 292/2026 was registered in Shahdara Cyber Police Station on the complaint of Taranjit Singh on 23 September 2026. The complainant said that unknown people contacted him through phone and WhatsApp and introduced themselves as officials of HDFC Bank. The accused obtained card information from them on the pretext of updating the KYC of the credit card. After this unauthorized transactions were done from his credit card.
During investigation, it was revealed that a Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra mobile phone worth Rs 1,39,999 was purchased from JioMart through a suspicious transaction, which was delivered to Jharia area of Dhanbad district of Jharkhand.
Action continued in Jharkhand for four days
The police traced the accused on the basis of technical information, surveillance and verification at the local level. The team of Shahdara Cyber Police Station conducted a campaign for four days in Jharkhand. The police planned a fake delivery of the mobile phone to a location previously used by the suspects with the help of a delivery employee. When the accused reached to collect the mobile, the police team caught them.
Police have recovered three mobile phones from the possession of the accused. Of these, two have been said to be Aftab Ansari and one of Abdul Majeed. According to the police, WhatsApp chats and other digital evidence related to the case have been found in these mobile phones, which are being further investigated.
Used to target people by advertising on Facebook
Investigation revealed that the accused and their alleged associates used to circulate advertisements on social media platforms like Facebook offering help in updating credit card KYC. Personal and contact information was obtained from people responding to these advertisements by making them fill online forms.
After this, calls were made allegedly by posing as a bank officer. During video calls, victims were asked to reveal confidential information like credit card numbers and CVVs on camera. Then the mobile screen was shared on the pretext of completing e-KYC. According to the police, this gave the accused the opportunity to view the OTPs received on the victims’ mobile phones and make online purchases by misusing the card information.
The accused are accused of purchasing expensive mobile phones from online platforms like JioMart and Flipkart. These were delivered to different places in Jharkhand and West Bengal. Later, mobile phones were sold in local markets at relatively low prices. Police suspect that more than 50 people were targeted in this manner. The actual number of victims, the total amount defrauded and the role of other associates are being investigated.
Police is investigating other accused and the amount of fraud
According to Shahdara District Police Deputy Commissioner Rajendra Prasad Meena, further investigation in the case is going on. The police are investigating the links of the accused with the recovery of mobile phones purchased from the disputed transactions, identification of other associates, ascertaining the amount of fraud and other similar matters.
Police have appealed to the people not to disclose their card number, CVV, OTP or PIN to anyone through phone or video call in the name of KYC update or credit card verification. Do not share mobile screen with unknown persons and avoid suspicious links or advertisements.
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