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Crime
Gym Trainer Arrested in Jaipur for 2.12-Crore Cyber Scam Using Fake Bank Accounts
✍️ Amar Ujala · Rajasthan
🗓 18 Oct 2026, 04:01 PM
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Police in Jaipur have arrested a gym trainer from Maharashtra who aided cyber fraudsters in a ₹2.12 crore scam by providing fake bank accounts.
Police in Jaipur arrested a gym trainer from Maharashtra on Tuesday, alleging his involvement in a ₹2.12 crore cyber fraud scheme. The trainer is accused of supplying fake bank accounts to cyber fraudsters who used the accounts to siphon funds under a digital arrest pretext.
The arrest came after a joint investigation by the Jaipur Police and the Central Bureau of Investigation, which traced the fraudulent accounts to the trainer’s name. According to officials, the trainer had been facilitating the fraudsters by creating and managing the accounts.
The case highlights the growing use of digital arrest schemes by cybercriminals to legitimize illicit transactions. Police have seized the trainer’s mobile devices and related documents for further inquiry.
The arrested trainer is being held in custody at the Jaipur Police Station, where he is expected to face charges under the Information Technology Act and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
The arrest came after a joint investigation by the Jaipur Police and the Central Bureau of Investigation, which traced the fraudulent accounts to the trainer’s name. According to officials, the trainer had been facilitating the fraudsters by creating and managing the accounts.
The case highlights the growing use of digital arrest schemes by cybercriminals to legitimize illicit transactions. Police have seized the trainer’s mobile devices and related documents for further inquiry.
The arrested trainer is being held in custody at the Jaipur Police Station, where he is expected to face charges under the Information Technology Act and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.