Kanpur Police have conducted raids across multiple locations in Punjab and Delhi to arrest two key suspects involved in an investment fraud exceeding ₹400 crore. The accused, identified as Little Moga from Abohar in Punjab’s Fazilka district and Prateek Kalra from Rohini in Delhi, managed to evade arrest and were not found at their residences. Authorities have now issued lookout notices against both individuals and announced a cash reward of ₹25,000 each for information leading to their capture. Investigators have also secured court-issued arrest warrants, and officials confirmed that property attachment proceedings will begin if the suspects continue to abscond.
Raids in Abohar and Rohini yield no arrests
The search operation was carried out following non-bailable warrants secured from a local court. Teams from the Kanpur Police raided Little Moga’s house in Abohar and Prateek Kalra’s residence in Rohini, but both men had already fled before officers arrived. Police teams served formal notices regarding the warrants to the family members present at the properties. The relatives claimed to have no knowledge of the current whereabouts of either suspect. Police Commissioner Raghubir Lal stated that if the two men do not surrender or remain untraceable, the department will obtain court permission to initiate property attachment notices against their residences. Meanwhile, the alleged mastermind behind the fraudulent syndicate, Abhay Shukla alias Sultan Mirza, also remains at large as search operations continue.
Complaint of ₹12.82 lakh exposes nationwide racket
The sprawling fraud network came to light after Amit Rathore, a resident of Naubasta in Kanpur, lodged a complaint on January 2 reporting that he had been duped of ₹12.82 lakh in a cyber scam. A technical probe by the cyber cell traced the money trail directly to operators based in Abohar and Rohini. Acting on the findings, the Naubasta police arrested two operatives, Gulshan Kumar and Karan Kasera, from Abohar on April 16. Further inquiries revealed that two other associates linked to the gang, Ajay Mochi and Pabitra Biswal, had previously been arrested by the Delhi Police and sent to Tihar Jail. These arrests enabled investigators to map the structure of the interstate syndicate, ultimately identifying Little Moga and Prateek Kalra as senior figures running operations under Sultan Mirza.
Mule account handled ₹2.81 crore in 104 days
The ongoing investigation has exposed an extensive financial pipeline involving local mule bank accounts used to divert fraud proceeds. Investigators discovered that a single bank account operated in Kanpur was used to route ₹2.81 crore within a span of just 104 days, with nearly ₹2.80 crore promptly withdrawn. The account was held under the business name SS Enterprises at the Latoosh Road branch of Kotak Mahindra Bank. Data gathered through the NCRP portal alongside the Pratibimb and Samanvaya monitoring platforms revealed nine separate cybercrime complaints registered against this single account across eight states. Sub-Inspector Mohammad Imran Ahmed, in charge of the Cyber Help Desk at Anwarganj police station, identified the account holder as Salman Khan, a resident of Faheemabad Colony in Chamanganj. Khan had handed over operational control of the account to cyber fraudsters in exchange for monetary commissions, enabling the syndicate to rapidly layer and extract stolen funds.
