Delhi Police Arrest Job Scam Accused; 381 Detained in Massive Cybercrime Crackdown

Delhi Police have arrested Mohammad Mehtab Alam (36) for allegedly running a bogus job racket, years after he himself lost ₹999 to a cyber fraudster in 2018. According to an Indian Express report, Alam’s old complaint had received little attention due to the small amount involved.

As part of Operation Cyber Hawk, an intensive anti-cybercrime drive, police found that Alam had been running a call-centre-style operation since 2019, promising jobs and duping hundreds. Investigators have so far identified 300 victims and transactions worth ₹3 crore. They also recovered 16 bank accounts, 23 debit cards, 18 laptops, 20 mobile phones, and a hard disk linked to the racket.

The case came to light after a Shaheen Bagh resident reported losing ₹13,500 to the fake job offer.

Meanwhile, the Delhi Police’s large-scale crackdown—conducted over 48 hours—resulted in the detention of 381 individuals, 95 suspects charged, and 24 FIRs filed across Central Delhi, PTI reported. Officers seized 1,843 mobile phones, 84 ATM cards, fake insurance documents, forged company stamps, and ₹10.28 lakh in cash.

Key actions included busting an illegal call centre in West Patel Nagar that was cheating people on the pretext of vehicle insurance renewal. One accused, Khemchand (33), was arrested, and laptops, 11 phones, forged policy documents, and ₹10 lakh in cash were seized.

Police also dismantled an illegal mobile manufacturing and IMEI-tampering unit used to aid cyber fraud. In another case, a 21-year-old man was arrested for duping a 73-year-old victim of ₹22.86 lakh by promising an exclusive credit card.

According to officials, the crackdown targeted ATM fraud, mule accounts, impersonation cases and other cyber offences. “Large quantities of devices and digital tools used for cyber fraud were seized,” a senior officer said.