Palwal police arrested four alleged gang members in Uttarakhand over a Rs 90,000 UPI fraud. The investigation now focuses on recovering the funds and uncovering the wider network.During the investigation, a police team used technical evidence to trace the accused and conducted a raid in Rudrapur, Uttarakhand. (AI-generated photo)Gurugram,Nov 3, 2026 20:57 ISTPolice have arrested four members of an alleged inter-state gang involved in a Unified Payments Interface (UPI) fraud case, news agency Press Trust of India reported, citing officials.

The four were arrested from Uttarakhand by a team from Palwal police.The accused were produced before a local court on Tuesday and remanded in police custody for two days, officials said.The case was registered after Brajlal, a resident of Mindkola, complained that cybercriminals had illegally transferred Rs 90,000 from his bank account through UPI on July 22.According to police, Rs 50,000 was transferred to the account of Maruf Ali and Rs 40,000 to the account of Maninder Singh. An FIR was subsequently registered at the cybercrime police station in Palwal.

During the investigation, a police team used technical evidence to trace the accused and conducted a raid in Rudrapur, Uttarakhand, on Monday, PTI reported.The team first arrested Ali and Singh, identified by police as the main accused, and later arrested two alleged accomplices, Alam Khan and Vasu Madak. All four are residents of Rudrapur. "All four accused were produced before the local court today and were taken on two days of police remand to facilitate the recovery of the swindled funds and to investigate the broader network," a senior investigating officer told PTI.Palwal Superintendent of Police Deepti Garg urged people not to share bank account details, one-time passwords or UPI information with unknown persons.She said victims of cyber fraud should immediately contact the national cybercrime helpline at 1930 or lodge a complaint at the nearest cyber police station.The four accused remain in police custody as investigators seek to recover the money and examine the alleged gang's wider network, while police have advised the public to report cyber fraud without delay.- Ends