New Delhi: Four people have been arrested for allegedly extorting Rs 14.6 lakh from a resident in a WhatsApp sextortion scam. The syndicate operated by playing a pre-recorded obscene video during a call, followed by arrest threats from scammers posing as Gurgaon police officers and video-sharing platform representatives.The complainant, Manjeet Singh, had allegedly received an obscene video in Sept 2025. DCP (North) Niharika Bhatt said, “ The fraudsters claimed a criminal case had been registered against him and demanded money to remove the video and his name from the purported FIR. Under pressure, he transferred Rs 14.6 lakh from his and his nephew’s bank accounts between Sept 11 and 27, 2025.”The cyber police station in North district investigated suspects by analysing phone records, IMEI details, IP logs and financial transactions while surveilling about 100 mobile numbers. Officers tracked the targets to Kaltariya, Jurhera and Alwar in Rajasthan.The accused were identified as Imran Khan (28) of Deeg, Rajasthan; Samad Khan (32) and Tasleem Raja (32), both of Ludhiana, Punjab; and Ankit Sain of Alwar, Rajasthan.According to police, Imran emerged as a key member by allegedly arranging mule bank accounts, fake SIMs, phones and withdrawing funds. Samad facilitated beneficiary accounts, while Ankit and Tasleem provided their accounts to route the cheated money. Police traced Rs 1.8 lakh to Ankit’s bank account, Rs 2.2 lakh and Rs 2.2 lakh to two accounts held by Mohd Shariq Khan and Rs 1 lakh to Tasleem’s account. Fifteen cyber fraud complaints from different states have been linked to suspected beneficiary accounts, with cumulative transactions exceeding Rs 1 crore. Police have seized three mobile phones and six SIM cards.
