A tenant in Ranchi, Jharkhand, has been arrested for allegedly executing a cyber fraud against his landlady. The accused, a computer engineering student named Abhishek Kumar, lived in the landlady’s house as a tenant. He surreptitiously swapped the landlady’s SIM card with a black SIM. Between June 2nd and June 15th, 2025, he used this SIM to create UPI accounts and extract ₹1.88 lakhs from her accounts using scanners at Common Service Provider (CSP) centers. The cybercrime unit in Ranchi is investigating the matter. Four mobile phones were recovered from the accused.
SIM Swap Scam: Tenant Dupes Landlady in Ranchi, Steals ₹1.88 Lakh
Jharkhand 1 Min Read
