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Crime
DIG Deeg busts cyber fraud ring selling cheap toys, 11 arrested
✍️ Amar Ujala · Rajasthan
🗓 24 Sep 2026, 07:15 PM
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Rajasthan’s DIG in Deeg arrested eleven suspects accused of running a social‑media based cyber fraud scheme that promised cheap toys, seizing mobiles, fake SIMs, ATM cards, cash and vehicles.
The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Deeg, Rajasthan, announced that eleven individuals have been taken into custody on charges of cyber fraud. Police said the suspects operated a network that used social‑media platforms to lure victims with offers of inexpensive toys.
According to the investigation, the fraudsters collected money from victims by providing false promises and then extracting funds through ATM cards and other electronic means. The scheme was promoted online, where the perpetrators displayed pictures of cheap toys to create a false sense of legitimacy.
During the raids, law enforcement recovered 17 mobile phones, 12 counterfeit SIM cards, 11 ATM cards, approximately ₹14,000 in cash and three vehicles believed to be used by the gang. The seized items are being examined as evidence.
Police officials indicated that the operation has been dismantled and further inquiries are underway to identify additional victims and trace the flow of the illicit proceeds.
According to the investigation, the fraudsters collected money from victims by providing false promises and then extracting funds through ATM cards and other electronic means. The scheme was promoted online, where the perpetrators displayed pictures of cheap toys to create a false sense of legitimacy.
During the raids, law enforcement recovered 17 mobile phones, 12 counterfeit SIM cards, 11 ATM cards, approximately ₹14,000 in cash and three vehicles believed to be used by the gang. The seized items are being examined as evidence.
Police officials indicated that the operation has been dismantled and further inquiries are underway to identify additional victims and trace the flow of the illicit proceeds.