Phagwara, Sept 19: Kapurthala district police have arrested 36 people in a major cyber fraud bust in Phagwara, officials said Thursday night. The operation, led by Phagwara DSP Bharat Bhushan and Inspector Amandeep Kaur of the Cyber Cell, Kapurthala, targeted a rented premises on Palahi Road where the racket was being run.
Senior Superintendent of Police Gaurav Toora said the joint operation by the Cyber Crime Police Station, Kapurthala, and Phagwara City Police recovered 40 laptops, 67 mobile phones, and ₹10 lakh in cash. The accused were booked under FIR No. 14, dated September 19, 2025, at PS Cyber Crime Kapurthala, facing charges under sections 111, 318(4), and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with sections 66C and 66D of the IT Act. Investigations are ongoing to trace the wider network and financial channels.
Preliminary police inquiries identified Amrinder Singh, alias Sabhi Tohri, a resident of Mohalla Gujratian in Phagwara, as the main operator. He had leased the premises for the illegal operation. The call centre was managed by Jaspreet Singh of New Ranjit Nagar and Sajan Madan from South Avenue, New Delhi, who reportedly had direct links with a Delhi-based individual named Suraj and a Kolkata-based suspect named Shen.
Police said the group targeted victims in the United States and Canada, luring them with fake software solutions. Transactions were largely conducted via Bitcoin, while hawala channels were reportedly used to transfer illicit funds.
Officials confirmed that further investigations are under way to uncover the full scale of the racket and its international links.
