The Delhi Police has arrested two accused in the case of duping an elderly NRI doctor couple of Rs 14.85 crore by keeping them under ‘digital arrest’ for over two weeks in the capital. The arrested accused have been identified as Divyang Patel (28) and Krutik Shitole (26), both residents of Gujarat, a police official said on Saturday.
Both the accused were arrested from Vadodara on Thursday and were subsequently brought to Delhi on transit remand. Police said that further investigation is underway in this high-profile cyber fraud case and the role of other people associated with the gang is also being probed.
Delhi Police officials said a court in the capital has sent both the accused to two-day police remand for questioning. The case pertains to a cyber fraud in which an elderly NRI doctor couple living in Greater Kailash was allegedly placed under ‘digital arrest’ by the accused and forced to transfer a large sum of money. Police investigations have revealed that on December 29, 2025, out of the total amount of Rs 14.85 crore defrauded, approximately Rs 4 crore was transferred to a bank account registered in the name of an NGO run by Divyang Patel.
Transfer funds to multiple accounts
Delhi Police stated that the accused transferred the defrauded funds to multiple bank accounts to avoid detection. The investigation also revealed that the NGO whose account the money was deposited into was completely fake and had no genuine charitable work. According to the police, accused Divyang Patel allowed the fraudsters to use the bank account of the NGO registered in his name in exchange for a commission. Another accused, Kritik Shitole, acted as a middleman in the entire network, establishing contact between Divyang Patel and other members of the cyber fraud gang and facilitating the transactions.
Police said the investigation revealed that the proceeds of crime were transferred through various bank accounts in several states. This method was used by the accused to conceal the source of the funds and evade investigations. According to police, the investigation is ongoing to identify other members of the gang and determine the remaining amount of the fraud. Officials say that more arrests are possible in the coming days based on the money trail.
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