Jamtara Cyber ​​Criminals News: The Delhi Police Crime Branch has busted a vicious gang that defrauded millions of people through SIM porting. The fraudsters, who obtained access to the victim's mobile phone, withdrew ₹3.8 million (3.8 million rupees) and then ported the SIM card to Jamtara. Delhi Police arrested the main conspirators, 21-year-old Ayush Sharma and Vipul Kashyap, from Noida and Greater Noida. These arrests have revealed a new method for siphoning off money from banks using the Delhi-Jamtara model. Read how cyber criminals have now changed their tactics.

Bank accounts are getting emptied without OTP.

New Delhi. No matter how hard the central government and investigative agencies try, cyber fraudsters remain unchecked. Now, cyber fraudsters have devised a dangerous method of defrauding you, in which you won't even receive an OTP (Official Transaction) and your bank account will be emptied. The Cyber ​​Cell of the Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested a gang that defrauded thousands of people of ₹38.10 lakh through SIM porting and device hacking. This gang has links to the notorious Jamtara area of ​​Jharkhand. Learn how the Jamtara model has transformed cyber fraud.

Delhi Police stated that the complainant alleged that he was subjected to this heinous crime by unknown fraudsters between December 30, 2025, and January 12, 2026. The fraudsters duped the victim through WhatsApp calls and messages and fraudulently gained access to his mobile phone. Once in control of the phone, the fraudsters ported the victim's mobile number to their source in Jamtara.

New Jamtara model of siphoning off money

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As soon as the SIM was ported, the victim's phone lost signal, and the fraudsters, gaining access to banking apps, transferred ₹38,10,341 to various accounts via IMPS, NEFT, and UPI. When the Crime Branch examined the bank statements and technical footprints, a major clue emerged. ₹99,999 of the defrauded amount was deposited in the PNB account of Vipul Kashyap of Greater Noida. The police arrested him on May 4, 2026.

21 year old boy is the mastermind of the gang

Following Vipul's interrogation, police arrested 21-year-old Ayush Sharma, the main conspirator, from Noida. Ayush was the one who operated the entire gang. The gang's modus operandi originated on Instagram. During interrogation, Ayush Sharma made a startling revelation. He told Delhi Police that he would place advertisements on Instagram, luring people to rent out their bank accounts and SIM cards in exchange for commissions.

This is how Delhi Police caught

Delhi Police have arrested Vishal Kumar, a resident of Bhiwadi, Rajasthan, who provided SIM cards to Ayush. They collected bank accounts and SIM cards from Delhi-NCR and provided them to the main fraudsters in Jamtara, who then carried out the fraud.

The operation was carried out by Inspector Manjeet Kumar's team, under the direction of Delhi Police DCP Aditya Gautam and the supervision of ACP Anil Sharma. The team included SI Pravesh Kumar Rathi and Head Constable Sohanpal, along with several technical experts. Police are now searching for other members of the syndicate and their masters based in Jamtara.