The State Cyber Police Zone, Jabalpur, has arrested two teenagers from Morena, Madhya Pradesh, for allegedly duping a man of over ₹8 lakh by first befriending him on Facebook and then executing a planned cyber fraud. Officials said the accused were running a small but organised operation of buying and selling bank accounts and SIM cards to facilitate online financial crimes.
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How the Facebook Fraud Was Executed
According to investigators, complainant Raghvendra Singh received a friend request on Facebook from an unknown profile, which he accepted. The accused then gained his trust over time and eventually induced him to transfer a total of ₹8,12,000 on various pretexts, amount that was later routed through multiple accounts. After Singh realised he had been cheated, he approached the cyber cell, which registered FIR No. 190/2025 under Sections 318(4), 319(2), 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 66C and 66D of the IT Act.
Mastermind Sold Bank Accounts for Commission
During the probe, the cyber team analysed suspicious bank accounts and technical footprints, which led them to Chandpur village in Dimni police station area of Morena district. Police identified 18‑year‑old Mun Parihar and 19‑year‑old Vinod Upadhyay as key suspects, alleging that they opened bank accounts and obtained SIM cards in their own and others’ names, then sold these to fraud networks for about ₹2,200 per account. Mun, described as the mastermind, told police he was still a school student and had been drawn into the racket in September 2025 after Vinod promised easy commission income.
Cyber Team Tracks, Arrests Accused and Recovers Funds
Acting on the digital evidence, the investigation team travelled to Morena and arrested both Mun Parihar and Vinod Upadhyay. Officials said the cyber cell has so far managed to get approximately ₹2,00,000 of the cheated amount held (put on hold) in linked bank accounts, with further recovery efforts under way. Inspector Bhavana Tiwari, Sub‑Inspector Neelam Dwivedi, constables Ajit Kumar Gautam and Ashish Patel, and M.R. Avni Veera were specifically credited for their role in cracking the case.
