Panchkula: The Cyber Crime police station in Panchkula has arrested the alleged kingpin of an interstate cyber fraud racket accused of siphoning off crores of rupees through fraudulent income tax refunds claimed from hacked e-filing accounts of NRIs.The accused, Dalip BR alias Dalip Rajgoda, was arrested in Karnataka and produced before a court, which remanded him in police custody for eight days. Investigators are questioning him to trace the wider network, fake bank accounts and the money trail.DCP (crime and traffic) Amrinder Singh said eight similar cases have already been registered against Rajgoda in Bengaluru. During the investigation, police detected suspicious transactions worth nearly Rs 13 crore in nine bank accounts linked to him.Police said the Enforcement Directorate had also arrested Rajgoda in 2025. After securing bail, he allegedly kept changing locations to evade arrest. A BTech graduate in mechanical engineering, Rajgoda told investigators he worked as a coconut trader.The case stems from a complaint by an NRI from Panchkula who has been living in the UK for nearly five decades. The complainant had duly filed his income tax return for FY 2023-24 and received the legitimate refund.However, cybercriminals allegedly hacked his income tax e-filing account, changed the registered email ID, mobile number and bank details, and filed a fake revised return in his name. On the basis of the forged filing, they fraudulently obtained an additional refund of around Rs 2.26 crore, which was transferred to a fake bank account.During the probe, police analysed records obtained from banks and the income tax department and allegedly uncovered the network. Investigators found that the fraud proceeds were routed through multiple fake accounts into company accounts, where commissions were deducted before the remaining amount was handed over to the main accused.Police had earlier arrested co-accused Kanhaiya Lal in the case and recovered Rs 5 lakh in cash from his possession. Acting on information provided by him and through sustained technical investigation, the team led by Cyber police station SHO Yudhvir Singh arrested Rajgoda. The case was originally registered in 2024.A laptop and a mobile phone were recovered from the accused at the time of his arrest and have been seized for examination.Police said efforts are under way to arrest other members of the racket. Teams have been dispatched to different states, while investigators will also examine the role of banks where fake accounts were allegedly opened using forged documents.
